| Term | Definition |
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escalate |
To go up or increase in size or scope |
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character |
A person in a story, movie, or play |
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denounce |
To accuse someone of doing wrong |
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meddle |
To involve oneself in other people's affairs without being asked |
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grim |
Cruel; fierce |
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loathe |
To hate or dislike greatly |
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agony |
Great pain of mind or body; suffering |
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monstrous |
Causing shock; horrible; wicked |
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abolish |
To bring to an end; to do away with |
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steadfast |
Unchanging; steady; loyal |
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inflict |
To cause something painful to be felt |
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rouse |
To awaken, to wake up |
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harbor |
To hold or nourish a thought or feeling in the mind |
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translate |
To put into a different language |
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catapult |
A machine used in ancient wars that threw objects with great force |