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Vocabulary Unit 12

Vocabulary Unit 12. Level D. appreciable (adj). The injured woman lost an appreciable amount of blood before the paramedics arrived. sufficient to be noticed or measured Synonyms: perceptible, detectable, considerable Antonyms: slight, trivial, inconsequential, negligible. contend (v).

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Vocabulary Unit 12

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 12 Level D

  2. appreciable (adj) • The injured woman lost an appreciable amount of blood before the paramedics arrived. • sufficient to be noticed or measured • Synonyms: perceptible, detectable, considerable • Antonyms: slight, trivial, inconsequential, negligible

  3. contend (v) • I enjoy watching the four major tennis tournaments in which brilliant players contend for the “grand slam” titles. • to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue • Synonyms: battle, dispute, vie, maintain, assert • Antonyms: yield, acquiesce, submit, relinquish

  4. humane (adj) • The Humane Society of the United States is responsible for caring for abandoned and abused animals. • kind, merciful • Synonyms: sympathetic, compassionate, kindhearted • Antonyms: cruel, merciless, unfeeling, brutal, heartless

  5. intolerable (adj) • “The Intolerable Acts were passed in spring 1774, and helped cause the American Revolution.* • unbearable • Synonyms: insufferable, unendurable, outrageous • Antonyms: enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing *http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwar1/p/jutland.htm

  6. laborious (adj) • After cleaning the gutters, we moved on to the laborious task of raking and bagging the leaves. • not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking • Synonyms: arduous, difficult, strenuous, wearisome • Antonyms: easy, effortless, facile

  7. maltreat (adj) • The candidates pledged to shut down any factory or manufacturing plant found to maltreat workers. • to abuse, use roughly or crudely • Synonyms: misuse, mistreat, harm, aggrieve • Antonyms: coddle, pamper, indulge

  8. ponder (v) • I need time to ponder all of my options before deciding how to spend the summer. • to consider carefully, reflect on • Synonyms: think over, ruminate, contemplate

  9. subversive (adj, n) • The underground movement circulated subversive pamphlets that criticized the government. • (adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system • Synonyms: (adj.) treasonous, traitorous; (n) a revolutionary • Antonyms: (adj) patriotic, loyal, true-blue

  10. temperate (adj) • Living in a temperate climate means that much of the time the weather is pleasant. • mild, moderate • Synonyms: composed, balanced, mellow, fair • Antonyms: immoderate, extreme, excessive, harsh

  11. venomous (adj) • It was only after we rushed the child to the emergency room that we learned he’d been bitten by a venomous spider. • poisonous; spiteful, mean • Synonyms: nasty, malicious, virulent, malevolent • Antonyms: harmless, innocuous, benign

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