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