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Vocab Workshop Level D
Unit 12 (hard synonyms and antonyms)
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English
9th Grade
05/14/2009

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Term
appreciable
Definition
Syn: perceptible, detectable, considerable
Ant: trivial, inconsequential, negligible
Term
autocratic
Definition
Syn: domineering, bossy
Ant: egalitarian, permissive, indulgent
Term
blanch
Definition
Syn: drain
Ant: infuse, blush, flush
Term
blasphemy
Definition
Syn: sacrilege, imprecation
Ant: reverance, veneration, devotion
Term
brawny
Definition
Syn: strapping
Ant: delicate
Term
concerted
Definition
Syn: consolidated
Ant: unilateral, diffused
Term
contend
Definition
Syn: vie, maintain
Ant: yield, acquiesce
Term
humane
Definition
Ant: unfeeling, brutal
Term
illustrious
Definition
Syn: eminent, prominent, celebrated
Ant: obscure, anonymous
Term
intolerable
Definition
Syn: outrageous
Ant: enjoyable, pleasant
Term
irreverent
Definition
Syn: profane, impious, flippant
Ant: awed, devout, deferential
Term
laborious
Definition
Syn: strenuous
Ant: effortless, facile
Term
lithe
Definition
Syn: supple, lissome
Ant: stiff, rigid, taut
Term
maltreat
Definition
Syn: aggrieve
Ant: coddle, pamper, indulge
Term
ponder
Definition
Syn: ruminate, contemplate
Term
subversive
Definition
Syn: (adj.) treasonous, traitorous; (n.) a revolutionary
Ant: true-blue
Term
synthetic
Definition
Syn: ersatz
Term
temperate
Definition
Syn: composed, mellow, fair
Ant: immoderate, harsh
Term
venomous
Definition
Syn: virulent
Ant: innocuous, benign
Term
wily
Definition
Syn: artful, foxy, cagey
Ant: dull-witted, dense, straightforward
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