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vocab 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appreciable | large or important enough to be noticed , detectable, considerable |
| autocratic | absolute in power or authority, domineering, tyrannical, bossy |
| blanch | to remove the color from ;to make or turn pale, bleach, drain, wash out |
| blasphemy | an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred, curse, profanity, imprecation |
| brawny | strong, muscular, broad-shouldered, strapping |
| concerted | planned or performed in cooperation with others, cooperative, consolidated |
| contend | to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue, battle |
| humane | kind, merciful, sympathetic, compassionate, kind hearted |
| illustrious | very famous, distinguished, celebrated |
| intolerable | unbearable, insufferable, outrageous |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| laborious | not easy, requiring hard work, difficult |
| lithe | bending easily, limber, flexible |
| maltreat | to abuse, use roughly or crudely, misuse |
| ponder | to consider carefully, reflect on |
| subversive | Someone or something that tries to go against or undermine power in a sneaky way. |
| synthetic | produced by human rather than a natural process (artificial) |
| temperate | mild, moderate, composed, balanced |
| venomous | spiteful,mean,nasty,poisonous |
| wily | sly, shrewd, tricky, foxy |