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Unit 12 Vocabulary

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

APPRECIABLE

  • adj- sufficient to be noticed or measured
  • synonyms- perceptible detectable
  • antonyms- slight trivial negligible
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AUTOCRATIC

  • adj- absolute in power or authority
  • synonyms- domineering bossy
  • antonyms- democratic permissive indulgent
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BLANCH

  • verb- to remove the color from
  • synonyms- black drain
  • antonyms- color dye flush
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BLASPHEMY

  • noun- an act or writing showing contempt for something sacred
  • synonyms- curse profanity sacrilege
  • antonyms- devotion veneration
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BRAWNY

  • adj- strong muscular
  • synonyms- husky burly
  • antonyms- slight frail puny

CONCERTED

  • adj- planned or performed in cooperation with others
  • synonyms- joint cooperative combined
  • antonyms- unorganized diffused

CONTEND

  • verb- to fight
  • synonyms- battle dispute vie
  • antonyms- yield submit relinquish

HUMANE

  • adj- kind or merciful
  • synonyms- sympathetic compassionate
  • antonyms- cruel merciless brutal

ILLUSTRIOUS

  • adj- very famous or recognizable
  • synonyms- eminent prominent
  • antonyms- unknown obscure nameless
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INTOLERABLE

  • adj- unbearable
  • synonyms- insufferable outrageous
  • antonyms- enjoyable pleasant
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IRREVERENT

  • adj- disrespectful
  • synonyms- profane impious
  • antonyms- awed devout
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LABORIOUS

  • adj- not easy
  • synonyms- arduous difficult
  • antonyms- easy effortless
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LITHE

  • adj- bending easily
  • synonyms- supple pilant
  • antonyms- stiff rigid taut
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MALTREAT

  • verb- to abuse
  • synonyms- misuse mistreat
  • antonyms- coddle pamper
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PONDER

  • verb- to consider carefully
  • synonyms- ruminate contemplate

SUBVERSIVE

  • adj- intended to undermine or overthrow
  • synonyms- traitorous
  • antonyms- patriotic loyal
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SYNTHETIC

  • adj- made or put together by people
  • synonyms- artificial ersatz
  • antonyms- natural genuine

TEMPERATE

  • adj- mild or moderate
  • synonyms- composed balanced mellow
  • antonyms- immoderate extreme
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VENOMOUS

  • adj- poisonous spiteful or mean
  • synonyms- nasty malicious
  • antonyms- harmless innocuous
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WILY

  • adj- sly or shrewd
  • synonyms- clever artful foxy
  • antonyms- dense artless
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