Honors 9 Vocab Unit 12

Appreciable

sufficient to be noticed or measured (adj)

Autocratic

absolute in power or authority (adj)

Blanch

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

Blasphemy

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

Brawny

strong, muscular (adj)

Concerted

planned or performed in cooperation with others (adj)

Contend

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

Humane

kind, merciful (adj)

Illustrious

very famous, distinguished (adj)

Intolerable

unbearable (adj)

Irreverent

disrespectful (adj)

Labrious

not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking (adj)

Lithe

bending easily, limber (adj)

Maltreat

to abuse, use roughly or crudely (v)

Ponder

to consider carefully, reflect on (v)

Subversive

intended to undermine or overthrow (adj)

Synthetic

made or put together by people (adj)

Temperate

mild, moderate (adj)

Venomous

poisonous; spiteful, mean (adj)

Wily

shy, shrewd, cunning (adj)