Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 12 – Flashcards
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appreciable
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sufficient to be noticed or measured
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autocratic
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absolute in power or authority
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blanch
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to remove the color from, to turn pail, or to parboil
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blasphemy
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contempt for something sacred
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brawny
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strong or muscular
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concerted
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planned or performed in cooperation with others
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contend
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to struggle or fight; to compete or argue
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humane
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kind or merciful
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illustrious
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very famous or distinguished
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intolerable
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unbearable
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irreverent
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disrespectful
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laborious
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requiring hard work; a person whom is hardworking
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lithe
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limber or bending easily
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maltreat
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to abuse or to treat roughly or cruelly
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ponder
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to consider carefully or to bask in thought
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subversive
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a. tending or intended to overthrow or undermine. b. one who attempts to overthrow something
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synthetic
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a. made by people or artificial. b. something artificial
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temperate
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mild or moderate
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venomous
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poisonous, spiteful, or mean
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wily
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sly, shrewd, or cunning
