Unit 12 Flashcards
(adj) sufficient to be noticed or measured
appreciable
(syn) perceptible, detectable, considerable
appreciable
(ant) slight, trivial, inconsequential, negligible
appreciable
(adj) absolute in power or authority
autocratic
(syn) domineering, dictatorial, tyrannical, bossy
autocratic
(ant) democratic, egalitarian, lenient, permissive, indulgent
autocratic
(v) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
blanch
(syn) bleach, drain, wash out, go white
blanch
(ant) color, dye, infuse, bluch, flush
blanch
(n) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
blasphemy
(ant) reverence, veneration, devotion, respect
blasphemy
(syn) curse, profanity, sacrilege, imprecation
blasphemy
(adj) strong, muscular
brawny
(syn) broad-shouldered, strapping, husky, burly
brawny
(ant) slight, frail, delicate, puny
brawny
(adj) planned and performed in cooperation with others
concerted
(syn) joint, cooperative, combined, consolidated
concerted
(v) to fight, struggle; to compete, to argue
contend
(ant) unorganized, unilateral, diffused
concerted
(ant) unorganized, unilateral, diffused
concerted
(v) to fight, struggle; to compete, to argue
contend
(ant) yield, acquiesce, submit, relinquish
contend
(syn) battle, dispute, vie, maintain, assert
contend
(syn) battle, dispute, vie, maintain, assert
contend
(ant) yield, acquiesce, submit, relinquish
contend
(adj) kind, merciful
humane
(adj) kind, merciful
humane
(syn) sympathetic, compassionate, kindhearted
humane
(syn) sympathetic, compassionate, kindhearted
humane
(ant) cruel, merciless, unfeeling, brutal, heartless
humane
(ant) cruel, merciless, unfeeling, brutal, heartless
humane
(adj) very famous, distinguished
illustrious
(adj) very famous, distinguished
illustrious
(ant) unknown, obscure, nameless, anonymous
illustrious
(syn) eminent, renowned, prominent, celebrated
illustrious
(syn) eminent, renowned, prominent, celebrated
illustrious
(ant) unknown, obscure, nameless, anonymous
illustrious
(adj) unbearable
intolerable
(adj) unbearable
intolerable
(syn) insufferable, unendurable, outrageous
intolerable