Unit 12: Level D (B) Flashcards
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| 9594387466 | appreciable | (adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured |  | 0 |
| 9594387467 | autocratic | (adj.) absolute in power or authority |  | 1 |
| 9594387468 | blanch | (v.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil |  | 2 |
| 9594387469 | blasphemy | (n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred |  | 3 |
| 9594387470 | brawny | (adj.) strong, muscular |  | 4 |
| 9594387471 | concerted | (adj.) planned or performed in cooperation with others |  | 5 |
| 9594387472 | contend | (v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue |  | 6 |
| 9594387473 | humane | (adj.) kind, merciful |  | 7 |
| 9594387474 | illustrious | (adj.) very famous, distinguished |  | 8 |
| 9594387475 | intolerable | (adj.) unbearable |  | 9 |
| 9594387476 | irreverent | (adj.) disrespectful |  | 10 |
| 9594387477 | laborious | (adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking |  | 11 |
| 9594387478 | lithe | (adj.) bending easily, limber |  | 12 |
| 9594387479 | maltreat | (v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely |  | 13 |
| 9594387480 | ponder | (v.) to consider carefully, reflect on |  | 14 |
| 9594387481 | subversive | (adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |  | 15 |
| 9594387482 | synthetic | (adj.) made or put together by people; (n.) something artificial |  | 16 |
| 9594387483 | temperate | (adj.) mild, moderate |  | 17 |
| 9594387484 | venomous | (adj.) poisonous; spiteful; mean |  | 18 |
| 9594387485 | wily | (adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning |  | 19 |