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1. vestige

highly decorated or elaborate

small remaining part; trace

friendly and lively

full of, common, or widespread

2. demean

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

possessing supreme power or authority

appropriate and advantageous

claim or assert without proof

3. dilatory

hold back or restrain

causing delay; slow to act

art of designing dance movements

lacking moral restraint

4. remiss

sharply affecting smell or taste

showing love or romantic feeling

reduce or cut short

negligent or neglectful in duty

5. duress

threats or force to coercively compel

generous and forgiving

emitting light

small increase or addition

6. inchoate

pleasant to taste or accept

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

undeveloped; beginning stage

say abruptly during conversation

7. corrosive

walkway between rows

to suppress or put an end to

eroding or causing damage

argument against a belief or opinion

8. debauch

difficult to see or understand

abandon or give up

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

9. primeval

belonging to the earliest times

intended to correct or improve

keen insight or shrewdness

humorously vulgar or indecent

10. adhere

jump or dance around excitedly

restore friendly relations after disagreement

integrity and uprightness

stick to or follow closely

11. aesthetic

shorten or condense text

pleasing or appropriate

concerning beauty or art

unwilling to give or spend money

12. sanctimonious

capable of being dissolved

insincerely pious or moralistic

deny any responsibility or support

dig out from the ground

13. inept

lacking skill or ability

award or expression of praise

edit to remove inappropriate parts

confirm or support

14. desiccated

to officially announce or publish

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

hostile or harmful

thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality

15. antagonism

enthusiastic approval or praise

belonging to the earliest times

hidden or concealed

active opposition or hostility

16. ominous

friendly and lively

move back and forth

giving a bad omen or threatening

song or poem lamenting the dead

17. forsake

rebel or revolutionary

feeling remorse for past actions

abandon or give up

metaphorical rather than literal

18. absolution

optimistic or hopeful

to spread or multiply; reproduce

habit of overeating

forgiveness of sins or errors

19. flagrant

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

state of uncertainty or doubt

shockingly noticeable or obvious

hold interest or attract strongly

20. epistolary

lacking skill or ability

clever trick or deception

relating to letters

force into action

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. vestige

2. demean

3. dilatory

4. remiss

5. duress

6. inchoate

7. corrosive

8. debauch

9. primeval

10. adhere

11. aesthetic

12. sanctimonious

13. inept

14. desiccated

15. antagonism

16. ominous

17. forsake

18. absolution

19. flagrant

20. epistolary

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. vestige

2. demean

3. dilatory

4. remiss

5. duress

6. inchoate

7. corrosive

8. debauch

9. primeval

10. adhere

11. aesthetic

12. sanctimonious

13. inept

14. desiccated

15. antagonism

16. ominous

17. forsake

18. absolution

19. flagrant

20. epistolary

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