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1. abeyance

not thorough; superficial or incomplete

hope or ambition to achieve something

someone taking advantage; exploitative individual

temporary suspension or state of inactivity

2. precipitate

relating to ideas or beliefs; political philosophy

complain quietly or discontentedly

strictness or severity; thoroughness

to cause to happen suddenly; hasten

3. expatiate

Calmness in difficult situations

interfere without permission

tread heavily; crush or destroy

Speak or write at length

4. overweening

failure to care for properly; disregard

something that develops from something else; result

excessively confident or prideful; arrogant

motivated by money; professional soldier

5. stray

to pamper or protect excessively; spoil

happening at the same time; concurrent

excessive pride or admiration of oneself

move away aimlessly or become lost

6. benevolent

to flood or overwhelm; to cover with water

natural tendency or inclination

wishing or showing good to others

stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority

7. putrefy

gentle and kindly

rot or decay chemically or through bacteria

remaining whole or unbroken

a resting place, high vantage point or seat

8. flippant

relating to war or soldiers

integrity and uprightness

likely to or inclined to do something

not showing proper respect or seriousness

9. aphoristic

fame for something bad

concise, pithy statement; expressed briefly

renovate and decorate

impulsive or unpredictable

10. frugal

relevant or appropriate

sparing or economical with money

soften or break down tissues

person who avoids social contact

11. protracted

showing concern or care; attentive

extended in duration, prolonged

enthusiasm or passion; intense devotion

obtain through begging; scrounge or freeload

12. macerate

to suppress or extinguish, to put an end to

something out of its proper time

soften or break down tissues

restore friendly relations or harmony

13. felon

person guilty of a serious crime

in the same order or sequence as mentioned

support or reinforcement

wet, muddy ground; swamp or marsh

14. dabble

take part in superficially or casually

collect or gather

continuous low humming sound; lazy person

Criticize unfairly

15. caustic

observable facts or events, unusual occurrences

Lacking strong emotion

cause or give rise to

sarcastic; capable of burning

16. provocation

to fall sharply; plunge downward

wince or hesitate

Deceptive trick or deception

stimulus or action provoking a response or reaction

17. descry

Unique personal trait

catch sight of with difficulty

to lessen the severity or seriousness; alleviate

to make impure by adding inferior substances

18. topple

Understood by few, obscure

for something to fall or overturn; overthrow

lot of confusion or disorder; a tumult

perceive or recognize clearly

19. truculence

bend forward and downward; a small porch

lack of foresight or thrift; wastefulness

absolutely necessary

aggressiveness; fierce or destructive nature

20. plausible

seems reasonable or probable

slow to understand; blunt or dull

clarify or explain clearly

act of removing someone from office; testimony

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abeyance

2. precipitate

3. expatiate

4. overweening

5. stray

6. benevolent

7. putrefy

8. flippant

9. aphoristic

10. frugal

11. protracted

12. macerate

13. felon

14. dabble

15. caustic

16. provocation

17. descry

18. topple

19. truculence

20. plausible

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. abeyance

2. precipitate

3. expatiate

4. overweening

5. stray

6. benevolent

7. putrefy

8. flippant

9. aphoristic

10. frugal

11. protracted

12. macerate

13. felon

14. dabble

15. caustic

16. provocation

17. descry

18. topple

19. truculence

20. plausible

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