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Vocab 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appreciable | Sufficient to be noticed or measured |
| autocratic | absolute in power or authority |
| blanch | to remove color from, bleach |
| blasphemy | an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred |
| brawny | strong, muscular |
| concerted | planned or performed in cooperation with others |
| contend | to fight, struggle, compete, or argue |
| humane | kind, merciful |
| illustrious | very famous, distinguished |
| intolerable | unbearable |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| laborious | not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking |
| lithe | bending easily, limber |
| maltreat | to abuse, use roughly or crudely |
| ponder | to consider carefully, to reflect on |
| subversive | intended to undermine or overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
| synthetic | made or put together by people, something art |
| temperate | mild, moderate |
| venomous | poisonous, spiteful, mean |
| wily | sly, shrewd, cunning |