vocabulary unit 12
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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). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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) 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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