English I Honors Vocabulary 12
Appreciable (adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured
Autocratic (adj.) absolute in power or authority
Blanch (v.) to remove the color form; to make or turn pale
Blasphemy (n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
Brawny (adj.) strong, muscular
Concerted (adj.) planned or performed in cooperation with others
Contend (v.) to fight, struggle, to compete, to argue
Humane (adj.) kind, merciful
Illustrious (adj.) very famous, distinguished
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, reflect on
Subversive (adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow
Synthetic (adj.) made or put together by people
Temperate (adj.) mild, moderate
Venomous (adj.) poisonous, spiteful, mean
Wily (adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning