Week 14

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aspire
Few people who aspire to fame ever achieve it.
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to strive for
inveigh
There were politicians who inveighed against immigrants to get votes.
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attack verbally
nettle
She looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.
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irritate
overt
overt criticism
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open
relegate
She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job.
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assign to an inferior position
supine
We walked along the beach, past the rows of supine bodies soaking up the sun.
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lying on the back
mammoth
Cleaning up the city-wide mess is going to be a mammoth task.
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huge
repulse
The enemy attack was quickly repulsed.
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drive back
havoc
The delay caused havoc with their travel arrangements.
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ruin
raze
The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.
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destroy
lethal
Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes.
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deadly
scurry
The mouse scurried across the floor.
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run hastily
incisive
incisive questions/comments
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acute
precipitate
An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
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hasten
stereotype
The characters in the book are just stereotypes.
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unvarying pattern
stentorian
Suddenly a stentorian voice boomed across the room.
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loud
singular
It was a building of singular grace and beauty.
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extraordinary
valor
He was promoted to the rank of major in recognition of his valour during the battle.
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courage
bias
The government has accused the media of bias.
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prejudice
sinecure
political sinecures for the supporters of ministers
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soft job

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