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1. fastidious

peaceful; calm; tranquil

perfect example or embodiment

very attentive to detail; hard to please

conquer or bring under control

2. indolent

Congratulate earnestly

Trust or belief easily

slow to understand; blunt or dull

Lazy or avoiding activity

3. pucker

cautious; watchful for danger

motion or tremor; also a container for arrows

contract into wrinkles or folds; tighten

to support or maintain, confirm

4. obviate

doubtful or uncertain

strong dislike or lack of respect

noisy disturbance or commotion

prevent or remove a need

5. ominous

disastrous failure or collapse

threatening; suggesting future harm

overflowing with energy or enthusiasm

moderate or mild in climate or behavior

6. prune

Properly polite and restrained

to trim or cut away, to reduce or simplify

show affection through exaggerated praise

raise minor or trivial objections; criticize unnecessarily

7. perfidy

faithlessness, treachery or betrayal

showing great attention to detail

eager willingness or briskness

partner or supporter in a common goal

8. propitiate

avoid clear statement; prevaricate

underlying reason or logic, basis for action

appease or satisfy someone

Worry unnecessarily

9. precedence

to suffer longing, to yearn intensely

threatening harm or evil

priority in importance or rank

ridicule or mock contemptuously

10. mosaic

vary or change irregularly

artwork made of small pieces; patchwork design

failure to care for properly; disregard

to groom oneself carefully, prideful self-maintenance

11. preceded

came before in time or order; anteceded

lacking energy or enthusiasm

intense feeling of happiness or well-being

deprive; strip away possessions

12. misnomer

feeling of fear or agitation, apprehension

publicly criticize or condemn

impossible to disentangle

wrong or inaccurate name

13. extraneous

heavy club; ceremonial staff

to hold back from, avoid voluntarily

Irrelevant or unrelated

a lazy or idler person; a type of shoe

14. truculence

easily deceived or duped

severe flood or overwhelming rush

bring or recall to mind

aggressiveness; fierce or destructive nature

15. insinuate

furrow brow in displeasure

highly educated or knowledgeable

imply or suggest indirectly

Lacking skill or competence

16. spurious

Calmness in difficult situations

false or counterfeit; not genuine

intended to teach or instruct

animal shedding feathers or skin; shedding process

17. vertigo

to hinder or obstruct progress or movement

excessive praise or admiration

sensation of dizziness or spinning

advocate for equality of all

18. digress

claim or accusation; assertion without proof

minor weakness or eccentricity

wander away from main topic

easy to see or understand

19. crockery

likely to or inclined to do something

easily managed or controlled

a glossy coating or superficial appearance

dishes or ceramic ware

20. encroach

exact; true to the original meaning

intrude gradually; invade

Draw out or evoke

enthusiasm or passion; intense devotion

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fastidious

2. indolent

3. pucker

4. obviate

5. ominous

6. prune

7. perfidy

8. propitiate

9. precedence

10. mosaic

11. preceded

12. misnomer

13. extraneous

14. truculence

15. insinuate

16. spurious

17. vertigo

18. digress

19. crockery

20. encroach

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. fastidious

2. indolent

3. pucker

4. obviate

5. ominous

6. prune

7. perfidy

8. propitiate

9. precedence

10. mosaic

11. preceded

12. misnomer

13. extraneous

14. truculence

15. insinuate

16. spurious

17. vertigo

18. digress

19. crockery

20. encroach

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