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*

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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