Tale of Two Cities
By: Andrew • Essay • 250 Words • February 9, 2011 • 1,343 Views
Tale of Two Cities
1. Cadaverous – Of or like a corpse. (Corpselike; Lifelike)
2. Gradation – Any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner. (Variation; Similarity)
3. Sagacity – Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment. (Discernment; Stupid)
4. Pilfer – To steal, especially in small quantities. (Steal; Give)
5. Implacable – Not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable. (Cruel; Merciful)
6. Atheistic – Pertaining to or characteristic of a person who does not believe in God. (Unreligious; Religious)
7. Traversed – To pass or move over, along or through. (Crossed; Remained)
8. Mutilate – To injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts. (Maim; Repair)
9. Potentate – A person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler. (Emperor; Commoner)
10. Frenzy – Extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement. (Agitation; Calmness)
11. Admonitory – Tending or serving to admonish; warning. (Cautionary; Pleasant)
12. Audible – Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard. (Sounding; Inaudible)
13. Rustic