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| appreciable | sufficient to be noticed or measured |
| autocratic | absolute in power or authority |
| blanch | 1. to remove the color from; 2. to make or turn pale; 3. to parboil |
| 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, struggle, compete, argue |
| humane | kind, merciful |
| illustrious | very famous, distinguished, eminent |
| intolerable | unbearable |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| laborious | not easy, requiring hard work, hardworking |
| lithe | bending easily, limber |
| maltreat | to abuse, use roughly or crudely |
| ponder | consider carefully, reflect on |
| subversive (adj.) | intended to undermine or overthrow |
| subversive (n.) | one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
| synthetic (adj.) | made or put together by people; artificial |
| synthetic (n.) | something artificial |
| temperate | mild, moderate |
| venomous | poisonous, spiteful, mean |
| wily | sly, shrewd, cunning |