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Vocab Unit 12
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English
9th Grade
04/08/2009

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