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1st.ICampbell

Sadlier Vocabulary Review

TermDefinition
autocratic absolute in power or authority
appreciable sufficient to be noticed or measured
blanch to remove the color from, make or turn pale;to
blasphemy an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt something sacred
brawny strong, muscular
concerted planned or performed in cooperation with others
contend to fight, struggle, compete; to 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, reflect on
subversive intended to undermine or overthrow
subversive(noun) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system
synthetic made or put together by people
synthetic(noun) something artificial
temperate mild, moderate
venomous poisonous; spiteful, mean
wily sly, shrewd, cunning
brevity shortness
comport to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
concise expressing much in few words
demure sober or serious in manger, modest
depreciation a lessening in value; a belittling
deteriorate to lower in quality or value; to wear away
divulge to tell, reveal; to make public
enlightened free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
forestall to prevent by acting first
garble to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
proponent one who puts forward a proposal' one who supposts a cause or belief
quaver to shake, tremble; to trill
recoil to spring back, shrink
recoup to make up for, regain
reek an unpleasant smell
reek(verb) to give off unpleasant smell; to give a strong impression
relentless unyielding, harsh, without pity
rivulet a small stream
squander to spend foolishly, waste
staccato detached or disconnected in sound or style
statute a law
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