Level D
appreciable (adj)
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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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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)
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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)
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“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.h
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laborious (adj)
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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)
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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
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subversive (adj, n)
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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
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venomous (adj)
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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