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Unit 12, Level D
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appreciable | sufficient to be measured or noticed |
| autocratic | absolute power or authority |
| blanch | remove color from or turn pale |
| blasphemy | act, utterance, or writing showing hatred for something sacred |
| brawny | showing physical strength |
| concerted | a joint or combined effort to accomplish a task |
| contend | to compete, fight, or struggle |
| humane | kind, merciful |
| illustrious | famous, distinguished, well-known |
| intolerable | unbearable |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| laborious | not easy; requiring hard work |
| lithe | bending easily, limber |
| maltreat | to abuse roughly |
| ponder | to consider carefully or think about |
| subversive | intended to overthrow |
| synthetic | made by people; something artificial |
| temperate | mild; moderate |
| venomous | poisonous, spiteful, mean |
| wily | sly or clever |