Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
appreciable
|
sufficent to be noticed or measured
|
|
|
autocratic
|
absolute in power
|
|
|
Blanch
|
to remove the color from; to parboil
|
|
|
Blasphemy
|
an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred; sacrilege
|
|
|
Brawny
|
strong, muscular
|
|
|
Concerted
|
planned or performed in cooperation w/ others
|
|
|
Contend
|
ro fight, struggle, compete, or argue; vie
|
|
|
Humane
|
kind, merciful
|
|
|
Illustrious
|
very famous, distinguished
|
|
|
Intolerable
|
unbearable
|
|
|
Irreverent
|
disrespectful; impious, sacrilegious
|
|
|
Laborious
|
not easy, requiring hard work; ardous, strenuous
|
|
|
Lithe
|
bending easily, limber
|
|
|
maltreat
|
to abuse
|
|
|
Ponder
|
to consider carefully
|
|
|
Subversive
|
intended to undermine or overthrow; traitorous
|
|
|
Synthetic
|
made or put together by people; ersatz
|
|
|
Temperate
|
mild, moderate
|
|
|
Venomous
|
poisonous, spiteful, mean; malevolent
|
|
|
Wily
|
sly, shrewd, cunning
|
