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  • setback (reversal in progress/ negative reaction by many people/ a scene that is set earlier than the main story)
    reversal in progress
  • Fans had been waiting for months to unleash their anger, to call James a traitor and a ___________ and a fraud at close range.
    Fans had been waiting for months to unleash their anger, to call James a traitor and a backstabber and a fraud at close range.
  • backstreet (n)
    a minor street away from the main roads.
  • an unimportant street away from the important one
    backstreet
  • Conservatives seek to obstruct people who wish to claim ___________ benefits.
    Conservatives seek to obstruct people who wish to claim backdated benefits.
  • backlash (n)
    a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
  • backdate (v)
    put an earlier date to (a document) than the actual one.
  • setback (n)
    a reversal in progress.
  • backbite (v)
    talk maliciously about someone who is not present.
  • The only potential ___________ of this style is the fact that it seems to draw a lot of attention and subsequent conversations.
    The only potential drawback of this style is the fact that it seems to draw a lot of attention and subsequent conversations.
  • comeback (n)
     a return by a well-known person to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.
  • backstabber (n)
    someone who attacks another deceitfully, behind his or her back.
  • During the day she would experience frequent ___________ of the accident which caused her to panic.
    During the day she would experience frequent flashback of the accident which caused her to panic.
  • backlash (attacks another person/ strong negative reaction to something/ saying unkind things about someone who is not there)
    strong negative reaction to something
  • Given the popularity and public ___________ of the show, you can bet that any Jersey Shore book will be equally as popular and equally as despised.
    Given the popularity and public backlash of the show, you can bet that any Jersey Shore book will be equally as popular and equally as despised.
  • drawback (n)
    a disadvantage or problem.
  • flashback (n)
    a scene in a film, novel, etc. that is set in a time earlier than the main story.
  • hunchback (n)
    a back deformed by a sharp forward angle, forming a hump.
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