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1. impunity

mysterious or confusing person/event

casually calm and unconcerned

flag or standard indicating nationality or organization

Freedom from punishment

2. desperate

cloth made from flax fibers; fabric for clothing

lie or lounge in a relaxed manner

arranged in time order

feeling or showing hopelessness

3. recant

to withdraw or renounce a statement

commendable or praiseworthy

courage and spirit; resilience

display or show plainly

4. emissary

cheerful and friendly; good-humored

assert or state confidently

representative or agent sent on a mission

dark; gloomy or serious

5. gregarious

highest point or peak, culmination

to relieve or lessen suffering or pain

fond of company or sociable

showy or overly precise person

6. drought

to add notes or comments for explanation

beginning to develop

Extended period of little or no rain

Boldly resisting authority

7. opportune

to suffer longing, to yearn intensely

mournful song for the dead

absolutely necessary

well-timed or favorable

8. concession

lacking clear purpose; random

Obstruction or obstacle

Yielding or admitting a point

misleadingly attractive; seemingly plausible

9. misnomer

wrong or inaccurate name

considerable in importance or size

mournful poem or song for the dead

save from damage or waste; rescue

10. exigent

Cultural values or character

fluent or persuasive speaking

urgent or requiring immediate action

extremely small

11. hackneyed

to make impure by adding inferior substances

idea or belief

Clichéd or overused

excessive praise; flatter insincerely

12. pundit

to combine parts into a whole

unlikely chance or stroke of luck

expert in a particular field

cone-bearing evergreen tree

13. soporific

seems reasonable or probable

causing sleep or drowsiness

subtle difference or distinction; refinement

impossible to disentangle

14. enervate

weaken or drain of energy

study of disease

divergence from moral right; indirectness

playfully or fancifully unpredictable

15. strut

arranged in time order

homeless wanderer or street person

walk proudly; display boastfully

unsatisfied or greedy

16. mediocre

helpful or promoting

use for benefit, often unethically

average; of moderate quality or ability

bird scientist

17. metaphysics

average; of moderate quality or ability

Obstruction or obstacle

wasteful extravagance

study of existence or reality

18. balk

course of action or direction

not well known or unclear

hesitate or refuse to proceed

Official belief accepted without question

19. nonplused

puzzled or unsure how to respond

make everlasting or ongoing

intended to provoke debate or argument

joy or amusement

20. vulnerable

susceptible to harm or attack

combine into one

state of being forgotten

complete or unlimited knowledge; all-knowing

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. impunity

2. desperate

3. recant

4. emissary

5. gregarious

6. drought

7. opportune

8. concession

9. misnomer

10. exigent

11. hackneyed

12. pundit

13. soporific

14. enervate

15. strut

16. mediocre

17. metaphysics

18. balk

19. nonplused

20. vulnerable

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. impunity

2. desperate

3. recant

4. emissary

5. gregarious

6. drought

7. opportune

8. concession

9. misnomer

10. exigent

11. hackneyed

12. pundit

13. soporific

14. enervate

15. strut

16. mediocre

17. metaphysics

18. balk

19. nonplused

20. vulnerable

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