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20 Cards in this Set
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Appreciable |
(Adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured |
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Autocratic |
(Adj.) absolute in power or authority |
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Blanch |
(V.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil |
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Blasphemy |
(N.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred |
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Brawny |
(Adj.) strong, muscular |
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Concerted |
(Adj.) planned or preformed in cooperation with others |
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Contend |
(V.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue |
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Humane |
(Adj.) kind, merciful |
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Illustrious |
(Adj.) very famous, distinguished |
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Intolerable |
(Adj.) unbearable |
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Irrelevant |
(Adj.) disrespectful |
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Laborious |
(Adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking |
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Lithe |
(Adj.) bending easily, limber |
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Maltreat |
(V.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely |
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Ponder |
(V.) to consider carefully, reflect on |
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Subversive |
(Adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
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Synthetic |
(Adj.) made or put together by people; (n.) something artificial |
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Temperate |
(Adj.) mild, moderate |
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Venomous |
(Adj.) poisonous; spiteful, mean |
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Wily |
(Adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning |