vocab 6

Question 1

(adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured

Answer 1

appreciable

Question 2

(adj.) absolute in power or authority

Answer 2

autocratic

Question 3

(v.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil

Answer 3

blanch

Question 4

(n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred

Answer 4

blasphemy

Question 5

(adj.) strong, muscular

Answer 5

brawny

Question 6

(adj.) planned or performed in cooperation with others

Answer 6

concerted

Question 7

(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue

Answer 7

contend

Question 8

(adj.) kind, merciful

Answer 8

humane

Question 9

(adj.) very famous, distinguished

Answer 9

illustrious

Question 10

(adj.) unbearable

Answer 10

intolerable

Question 11

(adj.) disrespectful

Answer 11

irreverent

Question 12

(adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking

Answer 12

laborious

Question 13

(adj.) bending easily, limber

Answer 13

lithe

Question 14

(v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely

Answer 14

maltreat

Question 15

(v.) to consider carefully, reflect on

Answer 15

ponder

Question 16

(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system

Answer 16

subversive

Question 17

(adj.) made or put together by people; (n.) something artificial

Answer 17

synthetic

Question 18

(adj.) mild, moderate

Answer 18

temperate

Question 19

(adj.) poisonous; spiteful, mean

Answer 19

venomous

Question 20

(adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning

Answer 20

wily