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18 Cards in this Set
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Appreciable |
Sufficent to be noticed or measured |
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Autocratic |
Absolute in power or authority |
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Blanch |
To remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil |
Even the veteran rescue workers blanch upon seeing the crash site. |
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Biasphemy |
An act, utterance or writing showing contempt for something sacred |
Galleo was accused of biasphemy for asserting that the sun, and not the earth, is the center of the universe. |
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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 compare; 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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Lithe |
Bending easily, limber |
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Maltreat |
To abuse, use roughly or crudely |
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Ponder |
To consider carefully, reflect on |
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Subversive |
Intended to undermined or overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a polictical 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 |
It was only after we had rushed the child to the emergency room that we learned he'd been bitten by a venomous spider. |
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Wily |
Sly, shrewd, cunning |
The fur trappers of colonial North America were known to be wily traders. |
