Power Words Group 2 Flashcards
During the long ______ of Dionysius the city grew greatly in size, population and grandeur.
tyranny
Daylight brought the sounds of gunfire and rockets on top of the mountain that didn’t _____ even when night fell again.
cease
My brother is a schemer who is always trying to _____ people out of their money.
dupe
The lawyer will _____ his client’s innocence despite the overwhelming evidence against him
assert
Maybe the need to _____ his father had spawned the decision to call off the divorce.
placate
The ______ of the Jews to the desolate conditions of their sanctuary opens up a problem of some difficulty.
indifference
Weather and fog are natural ______ that can be both measured and understood through science.
phenomena
As an _____, he was unable to take part in the debates.
alien
Everything considered, it was easier to make the decision to take the job than to _____ Mary.
placate
There were many ways by which the dishonest drover could _____ the English grazier.
dupe
His fame is tarnished, however, by numerous deeds of ______ and cruelty.
tyranny
His face looked pale and he rode with an _____ stiffness.
alien
Only once during this period did the young tsar come forward and _____ his authority.
assert
So let us _____ this talk of skull crushing and converse upon more pleasant subjects.
cease
Under that facade of ______ beats a heart primed for breaking.
indifference
