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Fowler Analogies 5-6 (C)

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  1. compatible
    able to exist and perform in harmonious combination
  2. friend
    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
  3. encompass
    include in scope
  4. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
  5. inanimate
    not endowed with life
  6. rock
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals
  7. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  8. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
  9. indestructible
    not easily ruined
  10. fragile
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  11. militant
    engaged in war
  12. soldier
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
  13. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  14. widespread
    widely circulated or diffused
  15. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  16. wrongdoing
    departure from what is ethically acceptable
  17. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  18. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  19. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  20. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  21. appease
    overcome or allay
  22. hunger
    a physiological need for food
  23. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  24. armor
    protective covering made of metal and used in combat
  25. balmy
    mild and pleasant
  26. breeze
    a slight and usually refreshing wind
  27. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  28. finish
    come or bring to an end
  29. devastation
    the state of being decayed or destroyed
  30. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  31. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  32. spy
    (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
  33. inclement
    severe, of weather
  34. stormy
    affected or characterized by violent weather or commotion
  35. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
  36. hero
    someone who fights for a cause
    Superhero--with exceptional abilities
  37. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  38. watchful
    engaged in or accustomed to close observation
  39. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  40. strong
    having strength or power greater than average or expected
Created on 一月 28, 2013 (updated 一月 28, 2013)

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