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1. accede

agree or give consent to

harmony or agreement

showing good judgment or sense

song or poem lamenting the dead

2. tortuous

intense anger

deviation from the norm

winding or twisting; complicated

friendly and good-natured

3. paucity

sudden and disastrous failure or defeat

scarcity or small amount of something

friendly and lively

threats or force to coercively compel

4. aggrandize

to rob or plunder violently

unhappy with authority or system

increase in power or reputation

persistently urge or encourage

5. implicate

easily shaped or changed

state of moderation or seriousness

pale or lacking color; dull

to show involvement with crime

6. desecrate

lacking skill or ability

treat sacredly with disrespect

practicing self-discipline and abstention

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

7. dissuade

persuade someone not to do something

a substitute or replacement for something else

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

8. requisition

intense anger

official demand for goods or services

regard with deep respect

purposely excluding someone

9. abstain

standard practice or meeting

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

aware of

voluntarily refrain from something

10. debunk

hardworking and attentive

make amends for guilt or sin

expose falseness or exaggerated claims

strange; mysterious; unsettling

11. swarthy

attractive or appealing

natural liking or connection

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

stick to or follow closely

12. confection

sudden, impatient irritation

advocate of individual freedom

sweet food or candy

having many curves or turns

13. reprove

criticize or correct gently

effective in producing desired result

offensive or harmful

skilled at gaining advantage

14. anarchist

person opposing authority or government

quick and superficial

hardworking and attentive

equivalent in value or significance

15. decry

publicly denounce or criticize

excessively eager to please

understand deeply

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

16. altercation

assign or entrust to another; representative

noisy argument or fight

bold and shameless

change in form or nature

17. demagogue

ruler or monarch with power

gradually increasing sound

leader who appeals to emotions for power

calming or appeasing

18. vicissitude

polish by rubbing

serious, respectable, and unemotional

change or variation in circumstances

pleasant or comfortable feature

19. circumlocution

excessive talking around a point

habitually silent or reserved in speech

force into action

give up power voluntarily

20. disparate

fundamentally different or diverse

confirm or support

comparable or similar in some way

total disorder or confusion

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. accede

2. tortuous

3. paucity

4. aggrandize

5. implicate

6. desecrate

7. dissuade

8. requisition

9. abstain

10. debunk

11. swarthy

12. confection

13. reprove

14. anarchist

15. decry

16. altercation

17. demagogue

18. vicissitude

19. circumlocution

20. disparate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. accede

2. tortuous

3. paucity

4. aggrandize

5. implicate

6. desecrate

7. dissuade

8. requisition

9. abstain

10. debunk

11. swarthy

12. confection

13. reprove

14. anarchist

15. decry

16. altercation

17. demagogue

18. vicissitude

19. circumlocution

20. disparate

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