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1. polemic

having a foul smell

argument against a belief or opinion

gap or break in continuity

stubbornly disobedient or uncooperative

2. renunciation

clear from suspicion or blame

pyramid of authority or status

spreading widely throughout

formal rejection or abandonment

3. sanguine

support or reinforce

optimistic or hopeful

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

ease severity or reduce

4. tangential

emitting light

threats or force to coercively compel

diverging from the main point; peripheral

pompous or overblown in speech

5. wrath

violate or conflict with

lacking resources or possessions

invent or make up

intense anger

6. magnanimous

often repeated; unoriginal

generous and forgiving

having extensive knowledge

limited within boundaries

7. rescind

praise for achievement

correct or revise a text

avoid or abstain from

revoke, cancel or repeal

8. ascertain

ecstatically happy or proud

find out or discover with certainty

a state of rest or peacefulness

flowing together of rivers

9. surreptitious

wisdom and good judgment

restless or difficult to control

outdated or obsolete

secretive or stealthy

10. ameliorate

make better or improve

assist or encourage wrongdoing

peaceful or calming

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

11. cursory

a person involved in a lawsuit

negligent or neglectful in duty

soothing ointment or balm

quick and superficial

12. deride

involve as necessary part

humorously vulgar or indecent

mock or ridicule contemptuously

clot or become solid

13. pretense

song or poem lamenting the dead

pitifully sad or abandoned

false display or claim; or acting

treat with love and care

14. abjure

formally renounce or reject

enthusiastic approval or praise

extremely dry or lacking moisture

bend or change direction of light or sound

15. tremulous

shaking or trembling

bubbly, lively, or spirited

eager to fight or argue

based on observation or experience

16. chastise

impulsive or unpredictable

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

rebuke or reprimand severely

causing shock or horror

17. debacle

practical and functional

hidden or concealed

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

person involved in dialogue

18. quaint

charmingly old-fashioned or unusual

conventional or traditional

to suppress or put an end to

severe or strict in manner or appearance

19. pernicious

still in existence

gap or break in continuity

highly harmful or destructive

a preference or tendency

20. caustic

sarcastic or corrosive

decrease in size or intensity

disperse or scatter; squander

reveal or make known publicly

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. polemic

2. renunciation

3. sanguine

4. tangential

5. wrath

6. magnanimous

7. rescind

8. ascertain

9. surreptitious

10. ameliorate

11. cursory

12. deride

13. pretense

14. abjure

15. tremulous

16. chastise

17. debacle

18. quaint

19. pernicious

20. caustic

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. polemic

2. renunciation

3. sanguine

4. tangential

5. wrath

6. magnanimous

7. rescind

8. ascertain

9. surreptitious

10. ameliorate

11. cursory

12. deride

13. pretense

14. abjure

15. tremulous

16. chastise

17. debacle

18. quaint

19. pernicious

20. caustic

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