What word fits? Using these words. 1. appreciable 2. autocratic 3. blanch 4. blasphemy 5. brawny 6. concerted?

7. contend 8. humane 9. illustrious 10. intolerable 11. irreverent 12. laborious 13. lithe 14. maltreat 15. ponder 16. subversive 17. synthetic 18. temperate 19. venomous 20. wily 1. While a weight lifter has a muscular build, a gymnast is slim and __. 2. The bite of the rattlesnake and the sarcastic words of a supposed friend can be equally __. 3. Only when the new drug was administered did the patient begin to show __ signs of improvement. 4. The years had __ the auburn from her hair, which now resembled a crown of snowy white. 5. The __ scout leader hoisted the canoe on his shoulders and carried it up the steep hill. 6. Our climb up the mountain was so __ that we had to take a long rest before starting back down. 7. Some people were amused and others were outraged by the speaker's lighthearted, __ attitude toward the institutions of government. 8. Some __ fibers are actually better than the natural materials for certain purposes. 9. We learned too late that the __ fox had escaped our trap by doubling back on its own tracks. 10. Students joined with faculty in a (n) __ effort to increase the school's involvement in community affairs.