Week 14

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

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