Week 14 Flashcards by Ezra Phillips

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Aspire

A

To strive for

The man aspired to be better

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Inveigh

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Attack verbally

The man inveighed the artist

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Nettle

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Irritate

The kid nettled the old man

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Overt

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Open

The rude statement was very overt

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Relegate

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Assign to an inferior position

The cook was relegated to server

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Supine

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Lying on the back

The tired man was supine near the river

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Mammoth

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Huge

The man made mammoth posters

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Repulse

A

Drive back

The man was repulsed by the disgusting painting

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Havoc

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Ruin, great destruction/devastation

The man caused havoc among the group

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Raze

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Destroy, level to the ground

Peoples park is being razed right now

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Lethal

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Deadly

The man died from a lethal gunshot

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Scurry

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Run hastily

The kid scurried away from the monster

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Incisive

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Acute, sharp, to the point

The presidents speech was incisive

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Precipitate

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Hasten, to make happen quicker

The fight was precipitated

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Stereotype

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Unvarying pattern, widely held generalization

Black people and fried chicken is a stereotype

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Stentorian

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Loud, with power, stern

The angry dad had a stentorian tone

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Singular

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Extraordinary

The essay was singularly impressive

Q

Valor

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Courage

The knight had a lot of valor

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Bias

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Prejudice, not neutral

The guy was biased to his favorite team

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Sinecure

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Soft job

The laid back man took a sinecure