Freshman English Vocabulary Lists
Use the definition provided to write your own original sentence. Words MUST be used correctly in sentence to receive credit. If in doubt – ask. Make sure to underline or highlight the vocabulary word in the sentence.
List 15
1. Agile (adjective) able to move quickly and easily.
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2. Portly (adj.) (especially of a man) having a stout body; somewhat fat. 2. stately or dignified.
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3. Loll (verb) sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
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4. Impeach (verb) call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice). charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
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5. Invoke (verb) Invocation (noun) cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument. 2. summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation.
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6. Abate (verb) (of something hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread.
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7. Bode (verb) be an omen of a particular outcome.
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8. Wreak (verb) cause (a large amount of damage or harm).
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9. Contagion (noun) (contagious: adj.) communication of disease from one person to another by close contact.
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10. Fleck (noun) a very small patch of color or light.
11. Conduit (noun) 1. a channel for conveying water or other fluid. 2. a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring._______________________________________________________________________________ ___ _______________________________________________________________________
12. Vial (noun) a small container, typically cylindrical and made of glass, used especially for holding liquid medicines.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Incorporate (verb) take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.
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14. Potion (noun) a liquid with healing, magical, or poisonous properties.
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15. Budge (verb) make or cause to make the slightest movement.
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16. Bandy (verb) pass on or discuss (an idea or rumor) in a casual or uninformed way.
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17. Effeminate (adjective) (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. Ambiguity (noun) (Ambiguous: adjective) the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
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19. Cull (verb) a selective slaughter of wild animals.
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20. Scurvy (noun) a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century. (adjective) worthless or contemptible.
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List 14
1. Addle – (verb) make unable to think clearly; confuse.
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2. Doff – (verb) remove (especially an item of clothing)
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3. Waddle – (verb) walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion.
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4. Dowdy – (adjective) (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman).
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5. Amble – (verb) walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
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6. Drivel – (noun) silly nonsense.
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7. Jocund – (adjective) cheerful and lighthearted.
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8. Braggart – (noun) a person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
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9. Trudge – (verb) walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
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10. Rote – (noun) mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned.
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11. Bauble– (noun) a small, showy trinket or decoration.
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12. Gory – (adjective) (Gore: noun) involving or showing violence and bloodshed. Covered in blood
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13. Canker – (noun) an ulcerous condition or disease, in particular.
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14. Forswear – (verb) agree to give up or do without (something). Swear falsely __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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15. Peruse – (verb) read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
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16. Distraught – (adjective) deeply upset and agitated.
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17. Carrion – (noun) the decaying flesh of dead animals.
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18. Conspire – (verb) make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.
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19. Dirge – (noun) a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite. a mournful song, piece of music, or poem
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20. Nuptial – (adjective) relating to marriage or weddings.
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List 13
1. Accentuate – (verb) to give emphasis or importance to something
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2. Divulge – (verb) to disclose or reveal (usually something private, secret, or previously unknown)
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3. Labyrinth – (noun) an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find the exit; a maze
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4. Immune – (adjective) exempt or protected; not responsive or vulnerable; protected from a disease by a vaccine
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5. Undulate – (verb) to move with a smooth rising and falling or side to side alteration
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6. Voracious – (adjective) craving or consuming large quantities of something, especially food; exceedingly eager or enthusiastic
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7. Bamboozle – (verb) to deceive someone by trickery or flattery; to perplex, mystify or confuse someone.
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8. Avid – (adjective) showing great enthusiasm for something or interest in something
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9. Aspire – (verb) to want something; to desire something especially something of great or high value or a position of great importance
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10. Recede – (verb) to move away from or withdraw from something; to retreat
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11. Flummox – (verb) to confuse or bewilder someone or something
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12. Pulverize – (verb) to reduce to dust or powder, by pounding or grinding; to demolish or crush completely
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13. Quandary – (noun) a state of uncertainty about what to do; a dilemma or problem
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14. Evade – (verb) to escape from by using trickery or cleverness; to avoid answering directly (like a question), elude
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15. Mandatory – (adjective) necessary or essential; something that someone must do
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16. Livid – (adjective) enraged, furious, angry
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17. Fluctuate – (verb) to change constantly
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18. Quarantine – (noun or verb) a strict isolation from everything, usually used to prevent the spread of disease
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19. Jostle – (verb) to bump, push, shove, brush against or elbow roughly or rudely
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20. Seethe – (verb) to bubble or foam as if boiling OR to be in a state of anger or extreme agitation
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List 12
1. beadle – (noun) a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
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2. redemption – (noun) The act of paying off or recovering ownership by paying a specified sum or the condition of having been redeemed; (in theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
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3. esteem – (noun) the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
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4. err – (verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect
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5. diplomacy – (noun) negotiation between nations
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6. regent – (noun) someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
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7. edict – (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
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8. bleak – (adjective) offering little or no hope ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. prominent – (adjective) conspicuous in position or importance
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10. abyss – (noun) a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
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11. Allusion - (noun) an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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12. lucidity – (noun) clearness of thought or style; a presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously
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Vocab List 11
Use the definition provided to write your own original sentence demonstrating understanding of the word.
1. Penury – (noun) extreme poverty; destitution
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2. Insinuate – (verb) to suggest or hint at something
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3. Jubilant – (adjective) joy; extreme happiness; triumphant; ecstatic
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4. Volition – (noun) the faculty or power of using one's will
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5. Delusion – (noun) a false belief or opinion
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6. Liquidate – (verb) to get rid of; to reduce the number of something
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7. Rescind – (verb) to take back; repeal; revoke; to nullify
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8. Surreptitious – (adjective) kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
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9. Bleak – (adj.) (of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary. (of the weather) cold and miserable.
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10. Emigrate – (verb) to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate
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11. Tarry – (verb) to remain; to stay in place; to delay or be slow at action
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12. Obstreperous – (adjective) noisy or boisterous; resisting control or restraint; unruly
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13. Feeble – (adjective) physically weak – usually from age or sickness
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14. Peril – (noun) danger
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15. Articulate – (adjective, verb) 1. being able to present your words/speech fluently and easily; being a master of words; 2. expressing oneself clearly
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16. Skulk – (verb) to lie or wait in hiding – usually for some bad reason; to move in a sneaky manner
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17. Idolatry – (noun) worship of idols. (Idol - an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.)
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18. Notion – (noun) a thought or belief – usually vague or indistinct
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19. Diversion – (noun) something that takes the attention of something else; a distraction (does not have to be a bad thing)
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20. Bawdy – (noun) humorously indecent talk or writing. (adj.) dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.
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List 10
1. Diminutive – (adjective) very small; tiny
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2. Exodus – (noun) a mass departure; the departure of a large number of people
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3. Futile – (adjective) incapable of producing the desired result; ineffective; useless; not successful
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4. Imperative – (adjective) absolutely necessary or required
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5. Malfunction – (verb) to fail to function properly; to break
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6. Paramount – (adjective) of the highest importance
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7. Protégé – (noun) a person who is guided or supported by an older or more influential person; a person under the protection or care of someone interested in his/her career
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8. Rancor – (noun) bitter and deep dislike or ill will; hatred
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9. Torrent – (noun) a heavy, uncontrolled outpouring of something (water, grief, happiness)
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10. Serene – (adjective) calm; peaceful
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11. Fabricate – (verb) to make by art, skill, or labor; to construct. Or to devise or invent. Or to fake or forge
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12. Pliant – (adjective) bending readily or easily; flexible; supple; adaptable. Easily influenced by others; compliant
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13. Rectify – (verb) to put or set right; to remedy or correct
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14. Brazen– (adjective) to be brave or bold. Also to be shameless or immodest
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15. Reprimand – (noun) a severe scolding, especially a formal one by a person in authority
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16. Surly – (adjective) rude or bad-tempered; unfriendly or hostile
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17. Perilous – (adjective) involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous
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18. Sparse – (adjective) thinly scattered or distributed; thin; scanty or meager
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19. Repugnant – (adjective) extremely distasteful; objectionable, or offensive
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20. Rancid – (adjective) having a rank or rotten unpleasant smell or taste
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List 9
1. Arduous – (adjective) requiring much effort; difficult
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2. Commandeer – (verb) to take control of (sometimes by force) – usually the taking of a vehicle
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3. Contemptible – (adjective) deserving of scorn, despicable, hateful
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4. Incessant – (adjective) continuing without interruption, ceaseless, unending
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5. Restitution – (noun) repayment for the loss or damage of something
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6. Sever – (verb) to cut completely off or remove
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7. Taut – (adjective) pulled tight; tense; not slack
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8. Saunter – (verb) to walk in a slow, relaxed manner; unhurried
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9. Imminent – (adjective) about to occur at any moment; impending
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10. Benign – (adjective) having a kindly disposition; good; favorable; pleasant
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11. Relinquish – (verb) to give up or let go; release
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12. Salvage – (verb) the act of saving something from a flood, fire, danger, etc.; saving something after one of these acts
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13. Cumbersome – (adjective) a burden; large and unwieldy; awkward
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14. Jeer – (verb) to taunt to mock; to treat with disdain, scorn or contempt
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15. Terse – (adjective) concise; brief and sharp; curt; brusque; usually used to describe language
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16. Lucrative – (adjective) profitable, moneymaking
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17. Illegible – (adjective) impossible to read or decipher because of poor handwriting or faded/destroyed print
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18. Terminate – (verb) to bring about an end; to form the conclusion of; to end
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19. Irate – (adjective) angry; enraged; furious
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20. Pilfer – (verb) to steal, especially in small quantities that are not easily noticed
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List 8
1. Candid – (adjective) frank; honest; (describes someone who tells the truth); sincere
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2. Pliable – (adjective) easily bent or flexible; supple
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3. Unkempt– (adjective) uncared for; disheveled; messy
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4. Ingenious – (adjective) cleverly inventive or resourceful
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5. Meticulous – (adjective) taking extreme care with small details; precise; very thorough
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6. Impervious – (adjective) not permitting things to pass through it; incapable of being injured or influenced/persuaded
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7. Negligible – (adjective) something so small as to be unimportant; something easily neglected or disregarded
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8. Perpetuate – (verb) to continue or spread something (usually facts, gossip, rumors, ideas, etc)
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9. Bequeath – (verb) to hand down or pass on once you are dead (personal property or money)
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10. Nonchalant – (adjective) unconcerned; indifferent; casual; unexcited
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11. Allot – (verb) to assign a portion of something; to distribute by share; to give or ration out
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12. Commence – (verb) to set in motion or begin; to cause to start
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13. Bask – (verb) to lie in and enjoy pleasant feelings or warmth; to enjoy a pleasant situations
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14. Compensate – (verb) to pay for; to make amends for
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15. Incentive – (noun) a positive motivational influence or reward
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16. Demean – (verb) to lower someone’s dignity, honor, or standing
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17. Boon – (noun) a blessing; something to be thankful for; something unexpected that is a benefit
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18. Desolate – (adjective) barren or devastated; deserted; having very few or no inhabitants
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19. Finite – (adjective) having an end or a limit
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20. Incapacitate – (verb) to make unable to do something; to disable
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Use the definition provided to write your own original sentence. Words MUST be used correctly in sentence to receive credit. If in doubt – ask. Make sure to underline or highlight the vocabulary word in the sentence.
List 15
1. Agile (adjective) able to move quickly and easily.
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2. Portly (adj.) (especially of a man) having a stout body; somewhat fat. 2. stately or dignified.
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3. Loll (verb) sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
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4. Impeach (verb) call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice). charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
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5. Invoke (verb) Invocation (noun) cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument. 2. summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation.
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6. Abate (verb) (of something hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread.
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7. Bode (verb) be an omen of a particular outcome.
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8. Wreak (verb) cause (a large amount of damage or harm).
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9. Contagion (noun) (contagious: adj.) communication of disease from one person to another by close contact.
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10. Fleck (noun) a very small patch of color or light.
11. Conduit (noun) 1. a channel for conveying water or other fluid. 2. a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring._______________________________________________________________________________ ___ _______________________________________________________________________
12. Vial (noun) a small container, typically cylindrical and made of glass, used especially for holding liquid medicines.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Incorporate (verb) take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.
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14. Potion (noun) a liquid with healing, magical, or poisonous properties.
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15. Budge (verb) make or cause to make the slightest movement.
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16. Bandy (verb) pass on or discuss (an idea or rumor) in a casual or uninformed way.
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17. Effeminate (adjective) (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. Ambiguity (noun) (Ambiguous: adjective) the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
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19. Cull (verb) a selective slaughter of wild animals.
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20. Scurvy (noun) a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century. (adjective) worthless or contemptible.
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List 14
1. Addle – (verb) make unable to think clearly; confuse.
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2. Doff – (verb) remove (especially an item of clothing)
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3. Waddle – (verb) walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion.
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4. Dowdy – (adjective) (of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman).
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5. Amble – (verb) walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
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6. Drivel – (noun) silly nonsense.
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7. Jocund – (adjective) cheerful and lighthearted.
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8. Braggart – (noun) a person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
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9. Trudge – (verb) walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
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10. Rote – (noun) mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned.
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11. Bauble– (noun) a small, showy trinket or decoration.
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12. Gory – (adjective) (Gore: noun) involving or showing violence and bloodshed. Covered in blood
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13. Canker – (noun) an ulcerous condition or disease, in particular.
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14. Forswear – (verb) agree to give up or do without (something). Swear falsely __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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15. Peruse – (verb) read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
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16. Distraught – (adjective) deeply upset and agitated.
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17. Carrion – (noun) the decaying flesh of dead animals.
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18. Conspire – (verb) make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.
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19. Dirge – (noun) a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite. a mournful song, piece of music, or poem
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20. Nuptial – (adjective) relating to marriage or weddings.
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List 13
1. Accentuate – (verb) to give emphasis or importance to something
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2. Divulge – (verb) to disclose or reveal (usually something private, secret, or previously unknown)
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3. Labyrinth – (noun) an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find the exit; a maze
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4. Immune – (adjective) exempt or protected; not responsive or vulnerable; protected from a disease by a vaccine
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5. Undulate – (verb) to move with a smooth rising and falling or side to side alteration
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6. Voracious – (adjective) craving or consuming large quantities of something, especially food; exceedingly eager or enthusiastic
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7. Bamboozle – (verb) to deceive someone by trickery or flattery; to perplex, mystify or confuse someone.
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8. Avid – (adjective) showing great enthusiasm for something or interest in something
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9. Aspire – (verb) to want something; to desire something especially something of great or high value or a position of great importance
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10. Recede – (verb) to move away from or withdraw from something; to retreat
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11. Flummox – (verb) to confuse or bewilder someone or something
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12. Pulverize – (verb) to reduce to dust or powder, by pounding or grinding; to demolish or crush completely
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13. Quandary – (noun) a state of uncertainty about what to do; a dilemma or problem
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14. Evade – (verb) to escape from by using trickery or cleverness; to avoid answering directly (like a question), elude
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15. Mandatory – (adjective) necessary or essential; something that someone must do
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16. Livid – (adjective) enraged, furious, angry
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17. Fluctuate – (verb) to change constantly
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18. Quarantine – (noun or verb) a strict isolation from everything, usually used to prevent the spread of disease
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19. Jostle – (verb) to bump, push, shove, brush against or elbow roughly or rudely
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20. Seethe – (verb) to bubble or foam as if boiling OR to be in a state of anger or extreme agitation
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List 12
1. beadle – (noun) a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
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2. redemption – (noun) The act of paying off or recovering ownership by paying a specified sum or the condition of having been redeemed; (in theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
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3. esteem – (noun) the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
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4. err – (verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect
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5. diplomacy – (noun) negotiation between nations
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6. regent – (noun) someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
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7. edict – (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
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8. bleak – (adjective) offering little or no hope ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. prominent – (adjective) conspicuous in position or importance
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10. abyss – (noun) a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
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11. Allusion - (noun) an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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12. lucidity – (noun) clearness of thought or style; a presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________14. wield – (verb) To handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease; To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________15. morale – (noun) The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks
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__________________________________________________________________________________________18. irrevocable – (adjective) incapable of being retracted or revoked ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________19. pious – (adjective) having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity (a god)
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Vocab List 11
Use the definition provided to write your own original sentence demonstrating understanding of the word.
1. Penury – (noun) extreme poverty; destitution
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2. Insinuate – (verb) to suggest or hint at something
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3. Jubilant – (adjective) joy; extreme happiness; triumphant; ecstatic
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4. Volition – (noun) the faculty or power of using one's will
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5. Delusion – (noun) a false belief or opinion
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6. Liquidate – (verb) to get rid of; to reduce the number of something
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7. Rescind – (verb) to take back; repeal; revoke; to nullify
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8. Surreptitious – (adjective) kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
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9. Bleak – (adj.) (of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary. (of the weather) cold and miserable.
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10. Emigrate – (verb) to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate
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11. Tarry – (verb) to remain; to stay in place; to delay or be slow at action
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12. Obstreperous – (adjective) noisy or boisterous; resisting control or restraint; unruly
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13. Feeble – (adjective) physically weak – usually from age or sickness
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14. Peril – (noun) danger
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15. Articulate – (adjective, verb) 1. being able to present your words/speech fluently and easily; being a master of words; 2. expressing oneself clearly
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16. Skulk – (verb) to lie or wait in hiding – usually for some bad reason; to move in a sneaky manner
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17. Idolatry – (noun) worship of idols. (Idol - an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.)
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18. Notion – (noun) a thought or belief – usually vague or indistinct
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19. Diversion – (noun) something that takes the attention of something else; a distraction (does not have to be a bad thing)
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20. Bawdy – (noun) humorously indecent talk or writing. (adj.) dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.
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List 10
1. Diminutive – (adjective) very small; tiny
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2. Exodus – (noun) a mass departure; the departure of a large number of people
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3. Futile – (adjective) incapable of producing the desired result; ineffective; useless; not successful
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4. Imperative – (adjective) absolutely necessary or required
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5. Malfunction – (verb) to fail to function properly; to break
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6. Paramount – (adjective) of the highest importance
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7. Protégé – (noun) a person who is guided or supported by an older or more influential person; a person under the protection or care of someone interested in his/her career
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8. Rancor – (noun) bitter and deep dislike or ill will; hatred
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9. Torrent – (noun) a heavy, uncontrolled outpouring of something (water, grief, happiness)
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10. Serene – (adjective) calm; peaceful
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11. Fabricate – (verb) to make by art, skill, or labor; to construct. Or to devise or invent. Or to fake or forge
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12. Pliant – (adjective) bending readily or easily; flexible; supple; adaptable. Easily influenced by others; compliant
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13. Rectify – (verb) to put or set right; to remedy or correct
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14. Brazen– (adjective) to be brave or bold. Also to be shameless or immodest
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15. Reprimand – (noun) a severe scolding, especially a formal one by a person in authority
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16. Surly – (adjective) rude or bad-tempered; unfriendly or hostile
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17. Perilous – (adjective) involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous
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18. Sparse – (adjective) thinly scattered or distributed; thin; scanty or meager
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19. Repugnant – (adjective) extremely distasteful; objectionable, or offensive
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20. Rancid – (adjective) having a rank or rotten unpleasant smell or taste
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List 9
1. Arduous – (adjective) requiring much effort; difficult
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2. Commandeer – (verb) to take control of (sometimes by force) – usually the taking of a vehicle
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3. Contemptible – (adjective) deserving of scorn, despicable, hateful
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4. Incessant – (adjective) continuing without interruption, ceaseless, unending
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5. Restitution – (noun) repayment for the loss or damage of something
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6. Sever – (verb) to cut completely off or remove
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7. Taut – (adjective) pulled tight; tense; not slack
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8. Saunter – (verb) to walk in a slow, relaxed manner; unhurried
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9. Imminent – (adjective) about to occur at any moment; impending
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10. Benign – (adjective) having a kindly disposition; good; favorable; pleasant
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11. Relinquish – (verb) to give up or let go; release
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12. Salvage – (verb) the act of saving something from a flood, fire, danger, etc.; saving something after one of these acts
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13. Cumbersome – (adjective) a burden; large and unwieldy; awkward
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14. Jeer – (verb) to taunt to mock; to treat with disdain, scorn or contempt
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15. Terse – (adjective) concise; brief and sharp; curt; brusque; usually used to describe language
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16. Lucrative – (adjective) profitable, moneymaking
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17. Illegible – (adjective) impossible to read or decipher because of poor handwriting or faded/destroyed print
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18. Terminate – (verb) to bring about an end; to form the conclusion of; to end
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19. Irate – (adjective) angry; enraged; furious
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20. Pilfer – (verb) to steal, especially in small quantities that are not easily noticed
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List 8
1. Candid – (adjective) frank; honest; (describes someone who tells the truth); sincere
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2. Pliable – (adjective) easily bent or flexible; supple
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3. Unkempt– (adjective) uncared for; disheveled; messy
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4. Ingenious – (adjective) cleverly inventive or resourceful
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5. Meticulous – (adjective) taking extreme care with small details; precise; very thorough
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6. Impervious – (adjective) not permitting things to pass through it; incapable of being injured or influenced/persuaded
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7. Negligible – (adjective) something so small as to be unimportant; something easily neglected or disregarded
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8. Perpetuate – (verb) to continue or spread something (usually facts, gossip, rumors, ideas, etc)
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9. Bequeath – (verb) to hand down or pass on once you are dead (personal property or money)
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10. Nonchalant – (adjective) unconcerned; indifferent; casual; unexcited
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11. Allot – (verb) to assign a portion of something; to distribute by share; to give or ration out
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12. Commence – (verb) to set in motion or begin; to cause to start
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13. Bask – (verb) to lie in and enjoy pleasant feelings or warmth; to enjoy a pleasant situations
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14. Compensate – (verb) to pay for; to make amends for
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15. Incentive – (noun) a positive motivational influence or reward
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16. Demean – (verb) to lower someone’s dignity, honor, or standing
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17. Boon – (noun) a blessing; something to be thankful for; something unexpected that is a benefit
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18. Desolate – (adjective) barren or devastated; deserted; having very few or no inhabitants
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19. Finite – (adjective) having an end or a limit
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20. Incapacitate – (verb) to make unable to do something; to disable
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