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1. promulgate

lacking intelligence or ideas

farming or cultivation of land

to officially announce or publish

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

2. probity

weaken physically or mentally

conventional or traditional

integrity and uprightness

friendly or cheerful

3. taciturn

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

boundary or separation line

plant disease or any cause of decay

habitually silent or reserved in speech

4. ascribe

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

fear or apprehension

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

sympathy for loss

5. bourgeois

regard as resulting from a specific cause

restore friendly relations after disagreement

pompous or pretentious speech

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

6. obstinate

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertible

highly decorated or elaborate

stubbornly refusing to change

impulsive or unpredictable

7. analogous

causing harm or damage

harmeless; not offensive

comparable or similar in some way

suppose without sufficient evidence

8. complicit

intended to correct or improve

excessive talking around a point

associated in wrongdoing

unable to speak clearly

9. knell

pompous or overblown in speech

shelter or protection from danger

avoiding social interactions or society

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

10. cultivate

grow or develop skill

fluent or persuasive in speech

common remark; banal statement

showing rainbow-like colors

11. ingenious

dig out from the ground

passionate or enthusiastic

to fill with love or admiration

clever; original

12. fractious

prone to cause trouble

offense or annoyance

approach and address boldly

implied; understood without being stated

13. artisan

meddlesome or interfering

boisterous and loud

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

embodied in flesh; personified

14. serendipity

fortunate accidental discovery

long, critical speech or scolding

quick and nimble

keen; forceful; incisive

15. perspicacity

great disaster or misfortune

able to pay debts; liquid dissolving other substances

keen insight or understanding

humorously vulgar or indecent

16. expurgate

complaining or irritable

giving a bad omen or threatening

edit to remove inappropriate parts

call together for meeting

17. amicable

peaceable or friendly

critic of traditions or beliefs

official order or command

sly or secretive

18. profane

secret cooperation for deceit

small amount or limited quantity

disrespectful of sacred things

make clear or clarify

19. prowess

often repeated; unoriginal

overconfident but immature

complex or twisted

exceptional skill or bravery

20. confidant

natural tendency or inclination

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

difficult to manage

trusted friend or advisor

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. promulgate

2. probity

3. taciturn

4. ascribe

5. bourgeois

6. obstinate

7. analogous

8. complicit

9. knell

10. cultivate

11. ingenious

12. fractious

13. artisan

14. serendipity

15. perspicacity

16. expurgate

17. amicable

18. profane

19. prowess

20. confidant

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. promulgate

2. probity

3. taciturn

4. ascribe

5. bourgeois

6. obstinate

7. analogous

8. complicit

9. knell

10. cultivate

11. ingenious

12. fractious

13. artisan

14. serendipity

15. perspicacity

16. expurgate

17. amicable

18. profane

19. prowess

20. confidant

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