Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 12

(v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely

• lithe

• maltreat

• ponder

• subversive

(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system

• lithe

• maltreat

• ponder

• subversive

(n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred

• appreciable

• autocratic

• blanch

• blasphemy

physically strong or muscular

• brawny

• concerted

• contend

• humane

(adj.) unbearable

• illustrious

• intolerable

• irreverent

• laborious

(adj.) planned or performed in cooperation with others

• brawny

• concerted

• contend

• humane

sufficient to be noticed or measured

• appreciable

• autocratic

• blanch

• blasphemy

(adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking

• illustrious

• intolerable

• irreverent

• laborious

(adj.) mild, moderate

• temperate

• venomous

• wily

• synthetic

(v.) to consider carefully, reflect on

• lithe

• maltreat

• ponder

• subversive