appreciable
adj. can be noticed
autocratic
adj. absolute in power
blanch
v. to remove the color from; to make or turn pale
blasphemy
n. an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
brawny
adj. strong, muscular
concerted
adj. working hard, persistent
contend
v. to fight, struggle
humane
adj. kind, merciful
illustrious
adj. very famous
intolerable
adj. unbearable
irreverent
adj. disrespectful
laborious
adj. not easy, requiring hard work
lithe
adj. bending easily, limber
maltreat
v. to abuse, use roughly or crudely
ponder
v. to consider carefully, to think
subversive
adj. intended to undermine or overthrow
synthetic
adj. made or put together by people n. something artificial
temperate
adj. mild, moderateq
venomous
adj. poisonous, spiteful
wily
adj. sly, shrewd