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Appreciable
- (adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured
- SYN: perceptible, detectable, considerable
- ANT: slight, trivial, inconsequential, negligible
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Autocratic
- (adj.) absolute in power or authority
- SYN: domineering, dictatorial, tyrannical, bossy
- ANT: democratic, egalitarian, lenient, permissive, indulgent
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Blanch
- (v.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
- SYN: bleach, drain, wash out, go white
- ANT: color, dye infuse, blush, flush
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Blasphemy
- (n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
- SYN: curse, profanity, sacrilege, imprecation
- ANT: reverence, veneration, devotion, respect
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Brawny
- (adj.) strong, muscular
- SYN: broad-shouldered, strapping, husky, burly
- ANT: slight, frail, delicate, puny
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Concerted
- (adj.) planned or performed in cooperation with others
- SYN: joint, cooperative, combined, consolidated
- ANT: unorganized, unilateral, diffused
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Contend
- (v.) to fight, struggle; to compete, argue
- SYN: battle, dispute, vie, maintain, assert
- ANT: yield, acquiesce, submit, relinquish
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Humane
- (adj.) kind, merciful
- SYN: sympathetic, compassionate, kindhearted
- ANT: cruel, merciless, unfeeling, brutal, heartless
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Illustrious
- (adj.) very famous, distinguished
- SYN: eminent, renowned, prominent, celebrated
- ANT: unknown, obscure, nameless, anonymus
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Intolerable
- (adj.) unbearable
- SYN: insufferable, unendurable, outrageous
- ANT: awed, respectful, devout, pious, deferential
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Irreverent
- (adj.) disrespectful
- SYN: profane, impious, sacrilegious, flippant
- ANT: awed, respectful, devout, pious, deferential
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Laborious
- (adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking
- SYN: arduous, difficult, strenuous, wearisome
- ANT: easy, effortless, facile
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Lithe
- (adj.) bending easily, limber
- SYN: supple, flexible, pliant, lissome
- ANT: stiff, rigid, inflexible, taunt
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Maltreat
- (v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely
- SYN: misuse, mistreat, harm, aggrieve
- ANT: coddle, pamper, indulge
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Ponder
- (v.) to consider carefully, reflect on
- SYN: think over, ruminate, contemplate
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Subversive
- (adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system
- SYN: (adj.)treasonous, traitorous; (n.) a revolutionary
- ANT: (adj.)patriotic, loyal, true-blue
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Synthetic
- (adj.) made or put together by people (n.) something artificial
- SYN:(adj.) artificial, ersatz
- ANT:(adj.) natural, genuine
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Temperate
- (adj.) mild, moderate
- SYN: composed, balanced, mellow, fair
- ANT: immoderate, extreme, excessive, harsh
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Venomous
- (adj.) poisonous; spiteful, mean
- SYN: nasty, malicious, virulent, malevolent
- ANT: harmless, innocuous, benign
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Wily
- (adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning
- SYN: clever, tricky, artful, foxy, cagey
- ANT: dull-witted, dense, artless, straightforward
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