For the Week ending 11/02/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck
I came across the term "_______", referring to "objects such as amulets and talismans or other symbols intended to 'ward off evil' or 'avert or combat evil." |
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(of a person or their actions) criminal; villainous; characterized by extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious
It was embodied in a secret and unlawful society; and its very name was connected with "_______," "atrocious," and "shocking" acts. |
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become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way; impose or force (something) on someone in such a way
As a general point of order: If you assume people are not qualified to enter into your theological argument, why do you _______ it into a different discussion? |
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a restriction or impediment to someone's freedom of action; something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint
They hate anything that looks like frivolity and pleasure, and that is why they have spent such huge sums, over the last ten years, trying to _______ and constrain the rest of the population. |
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(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome; difficult to control; unruly
Irritable; snappish; cranky; "my own mind translates" _______ "into an imagined more appropriate root verb: to fracture. |