Vocabulary Workshop chapter 12

Philippe L.
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  1. concerted
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  2. contend
    compete for something
  3. humane
    marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  4. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  5. intolerable
    incapable of being put up with
  6. irreverent
    showing lack of due respect or veneration
  7. laborious
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  8. maltreat
    be cruel to someone
  9. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  10. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  11. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
  12. temperate
    not extreme
  13. venomous
    extremely poisonous or injurious
  14. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  15. appreciable
    enough to be estimated or measured
  16. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  17. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  18. brawny
    possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
  19. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  20. blasphemy
    profane language
Created on Tue Mar 06 10:28:47 EST 2012

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