Unit 12 Flashcards
Autocratic
Absolute in power or authority
Appreciable
Sufficient to be noticed or measured
Blanch
To remove the colour from; to make or turn pale; to par boíl
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, 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