Finding Synonyms

Find the words in the article that are close in meaning to the italicized word or phrase.


1		Minerva, María Teresa, and Patria would visit their husbands in prison. (paragraph A)


2		The Mirabal family was quite wealthy. (paragraph B)


3		The dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was known for his cruelty. (paragraph B)


4		Minerva was known for her eye-catching beauty. (paragraph C)


5		The Butterflies, their husbands, and their companions collected arms in order to fight the dictatorship. (paragraph D)


6		Before they could devise a plan to defeat Trujillo, they were found out. (paragraph D)


7		Minerva rejected Trujillo's sexual advances. (paragraph E)


8		Some say she slapped him on the face when he tried to touch her in a sexual way. (paragraph E)


9		The Butterflies' fight was not unsuccessful. (paragraph F)


10		Many consider the Mirabal sisters were people killed for their political beliefs. (paragraph F)

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