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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 performed 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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Irreverent |
(adj.) Disrespectful |
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Laborious |
(adj.) Not easy, requiring hard work; hard-working |
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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 |
