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Contagios
Def: spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.
Sentence: This is a contagious infection. -
Peril
Def: expose to danger; threaten
Sentence: Jonathon periled his life for love of David. -
Lurid
Def: presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms
Sentence: the more lurid details of the massacre were too frightening for the children. -
Patriarch
Def: the male head of a family or tribe
Sentence: as patriarch of this family, I am passing fiduciary control of the estate on to Derek -
Tyranny
Def: cruel and oppressive government or rule
Sentence: people who survive war and escape tyranny