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