For the Week ending 09/21/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner; intended to entrap; treacherous; beguiling but harmful
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in _______ encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. |
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violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign; betrayal of trust or confidence
The least loyalty we can have, to avoid being accessory to _______, is to take the side of fellow citizens when foreigners increase the level of aggression. |
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult; needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance
U.S. power officials now say this outage is contained and what they call the _______ process of restoring systems is underway. |
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the act of harmonizing or making consistent; an agreement of things seemingly opposite, different, or inconsistent
She said that when she burned the letter, which she described as a _______ attempt written by her ex-husband, she was distraught and wanted to end her marriage. |
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despotic and oppressive; severe; marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
He added that Israel's democracy was a unique model that has surpassed many of what he described as the _______, totalitarian Arab regimes. |