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1. insatiable

to interpret or understand

performance or interpretation

aggressive and eager to fight

impossible to satisfy

2. intransigence

widespread or common

focus on practical results

refusal to change stance or opinion

countless, too many to count

3. engender

total power or authority

easily shaped or molded.

cause or give rise to a situation or feeling

revoke or annul a law or act

4. coercion

close relationship based on understanding

rebellion or revolt

use of force to obtain compliance

to criticize harshly or slander

5. uproarious

extremely funny or noisy

enchanting or charming

extreme poverty or destitution

showy or tedious display of learning

6. accentuate

praise or honor for achievement

emphasize or highlight

present or offer

doubtful, uncertain, or questionable

7. perpetrator

one who commits a crime

person who flatters others

difficult to interpret or mysterious in nature

set of rules or instructions

8. magnanimous

cruelty, inhumane treatment

equivalent in seriousness or effect

hardships or difficulties

generous and forgiving.

9. dehort

to criticize harshly or slander

endanger; pose a risk to

discourage strongly

easily believing or trusting

10. torment

playfully or fancifully quaint

to reach highest point

pain or suffering

wasteful or reckless

11. periphery

outer edge or boundary

exaggerated statement

remarkably bad or shocking

widespread destruction

12. havoc

widespread destruction

showy display or ceremony

to assemble or call together

person who predicts future events; prophet

13. profanity

humor criticizing flaws

young child or adolescent

degree to which something is opaque; not transparent

curse words or irreverence

14. industrious

the main point or essence

hardworking, diligent, productive

a noisy fight or dispute

authoritarian government control

15. patronage

support or sponsorship

exceed or go beyond

poorly made or insubstantial

lineage or ancestry

16. banal

defensive wall or stronghold

take action to prevent

arrangement of events in time

boringly ordinary; overused

17. aegis

incite or stir up (trouble)

speech by one speaker.

abandon or give up

protection or support

18. parsimonious

damage or destroy violently

effective public speaking or persuasion

unwilling to spend money; stingy

publicly criticize with satire

19. outweigh

defeated person or group

causing anger, provoking, fiery

be more significant or important than

gathering for discussion

20. incumbent

peripheral or barely relevant

refer indirectly to

necessary, currently holding a position

scold or reprimand sharply

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. insatiable

2. intransigence

3. engender

4. coercion

5. uproarious

6. accentuate

7. perpetrator

8. magnanimous

9. dehort

10. torment

11. periphery

12. havoc

13. profanity

14. industrious

15. patronage

16. banal

17. aegis

18. parsimonious

19. outweigh

20. incumbent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. insatiable

2. intransigence

3. engender

4. coercion

5. uproarious

6. accentuate

7. perpetrator

8. magnanimous

9. dehort

10. torment

11. periphery

12. havoc

13. profanity

14. industrious

15. patronage

16. banal

17. aegis

18. parsimonious

19. outweigh

20. incumbent

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