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1. confound

appease or satisfy someone

read carefully

state of being forgotten

confuse or frustrate

2. subside

use or intake of something; expenditure

non-religious, worldly rather than spiritual

to become less intense or to sink down

difficult to understand; obscure

3. bleak

sudden invasion or attack

think about one's success with smugness

hasty or reckless; outbreak of something; act without caution

desolate or depressing; cold or bare

4. relentless

combine into one

merciless; persistent

pompous; using inflated language

displaced beat or offbeat in rhythm

5. inchoate

praise highly or exult

in an initial stage; incomplete or imperfect

showing happiness or indifference

person showing excessive patriotism; biased patriot

6. traitor

person who betrays trust or allegiance

evoking interest; persuasive

Restrict within limits

conceal true feelings or motives

7. practitioner

one who practices a profession; professional

swing or move back and forth

voluntarily join or sign up

wicked or unjust

8. venerable

deserving respect because of age or wisdom

hold close; accept willingly

changing frequently, unstable

correct spelling and writing

9. phenomena

still in existence; surviving

backbone; moral strength or courage

to withdraw or renounce a statement

observable facts or events, unusual occurrences

10. nausea

Long, passionate speech

feeling of sickness

Provoke or annoy someone

dark; gloomy or serious

11. prudent

wise and cautious

call upon a higher power or authority

excessively confident or prideful; arrogant

Support publicly or approve

12. dilettante

reduce in rank or position

publicly criticize or condemn

of the same kind or nature; uniform throughout

Amateur with superficial interest

13. tortuous

tactful and careful

winding; complex or indirect

malleable or easily shaped

imply or suggest indirectly

14. flimsy

hard to accomplish; difficult

emotional distance or separation

not strongly made or fragile

burdensome or difficult

15. decree

official order issued by authority

on the edge; minor or superficial

nosedive or fail completely

lacking determination

16. extensive

unemotional, showing little or no emotion

strong public criticism; disgrace or infamy

covering a large area or amount

attitude or position of the body or mind

17. opalescent

like an opal in appearance

pain or regret for wrongdoings

clothing and accessories collection

changing frequently, unstable

18. mercurial

to lessen the severity or seriousness; alleviate

confirm or support with evidence

Plan secretly to do something wrong

quickly changing mood or behavior

19. ponderous

heavy and clumsy; weighty speech or writing

came before in time or order; anteceded

indirect or evasive language

Rough small stones or path material

20. frivolous

recklessly extravagant or wasteful person

sudden invasion or attack

Having significant effects

lacking seriousness or value

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. confound

2. subside

3. bleak

4. relentless

5. inchoate

6. traitor

7. practitioner

8. venerable

9. phenomena

10. nausea

11. prudent

12. dilettante

13. tortuous

14. flimsy

15. decree

16. extensive

17. opalescent

18. mercurial

19. ponderous

20. frivolous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. confound

2. subside

3. bleak

4. relentless

5. inchoate

6. traitor

7. practitioner

8. venerable

9. phenomena

10. nausea

11. prudent

12. dilettante

13. tortuous

14. flimsy

15. decree

16. extensive

17. opalescent

18. mercurial

19. ponderous

20. frivolous

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