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Unit12Vocabulary
Unit 12
Question | Answer |
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appreciable | sufficient to be noticed or measured |
autocratic | absolute in power or authority |
blanch | to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil |
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; to 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; one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
synthetic | made or put together by people; something artificial |
temperate | mild, moderate |
venomous | poisonous; spiteful, mean |
wily | sly, shrewd, cunning |