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1. transcend

friendly and cheerful

endure or resist successfully

go beyond or rise above

ghost or ghostly figure

2. forfeiture

excessively proud or without result

loss of right or property

exceptional skill or talent

tending to talk excessively

3. feign

reversion to an earlier style or practice

four performers or a set of four

use of force to obtain compliance

pretend or fake

4. salutation

boring due to length or dullness

sameness or consistency

choose not to do or consume something

greeting or acknowledgment

5. oxymoron

approval or praise; award or honor

combination of contradictory terms

standard for evaluating quality

favoritism shown to relatives

6. abstruse

pedestal for reading or speaking

to gather gradually

difficult to understand

tired or bored due to overexposure

7. subconscious

not flowing or moving; stale

a hidden danger or difficulty

apathy, lack of interest or concern

below conscious awareness

8. internecine

craving revenge or retaliation

faithful attachment or devotion

overused and unoriginal

mutually destructive within a group

9. detrimental

be a warning of something to come

symbolic story or representation

harmful to health or progress

confused fight or skirmish.

10. avarice

sullen or gloomy.

extreme greed for wealth or possessions

tax on imported or exported goods

sociable and outgoing

11. peevish

crack or opening in surface

present everywhere simultaneously

quality of being unwavering

easily annoyed or irritated

12. affinity

natural liking or attraction

deserving scorn or dislike

firm and determined

a person's legal residence or home

13. peruse

read carefully or thoroughly

to strongly desire something

violation of sacredness

authoritarian government control

14. harbinger

indicator of what’s to come

greatest or highest degree

lineage or ancestry

code word or guiding principle

15. plight

fertile spot in a desert with water

support or reinforce; structural prop

difficult or dangerous situation

deserving scorn or dislike

16. ire

margin of freedom or flexibility

arrival or coming into being

separation of groups based on characteristics

intense anger or wrath

17. tangible

able to be touched or perceived physically

opponent or enemy

uncertainty or inexactness

area of land or thought passage

18. lugubrious

impartial; lacking interest

twisted or complicated

having keen insight

sad or mournful; gloomy.

19. speculator

person who invests or takes risks

open to influence or persuasion

introductory piece or event

large chaotic rush of animals or people

20. grievance

response that contradicts or refutes

a challenge or ordeal

pay back; avenge

a complaint or resentment

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. transcend

2. forfeiture

3. feign

4. salutation

5. oxymoron

6. abstruse

7. subconscious

8. internecine

9. detrimental

10. avarice

11. peevish

12. affinity

13. peruse

14. harbinger

15. plight

16. ire

17. tangible

18. lugubrious

19. speculator

20. grievance

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. transcend

2. forfeiture

3. feign

4. salutation

5. oxymoron

6. abstruse

7. subconscious

8. internecine

9. detrimental

10. avarice

11. peevish

12. affinity

13. peruse

14. harbinger

15. plight

16. ire

17. tangible

18. lugubrious

19. speculator

20. grievance

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