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20 Cards in this Set
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Appreciable |
Sufficient to be noticed or measured |
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Autocratic |
Absolute in power or authority |
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Brawny |
Strong, muscular |
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Concerted |
Planned or performed in cooperation with others |
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Contend |
To fight, struggle; to compete, to argue |
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Humane |
Kind, merciful |
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Illustrious |
Very famous, distinguished |
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Intolerable |
Unbearable |
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Irreverent |
Disrespectful |
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Laborious |
Not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking |
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Lithe |
Bending easily, limber |
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Maltreat |
To abuse, use roughly or cruelly |
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Ponder |
To consider carefully, reflect on |
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Subversive |
Intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
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Synthetic |
Made or put together by people; something artificial |
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Temperate |
Mild, moderate |
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Venomous |
Poisonous; spiteful, mean |
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Wily |
Sly, shrewd, cunning |
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Blanch |
To remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil |
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Blasphemy |
An act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred |
