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1. nondescript

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

lacking distinctive features

tolerate or stay; follow rules

engage in lively, drunken partying

2. prurient

deserted; feeling or showing misery

secret cooperation for deceit

having or showing excessive interest in sex

lasting only a short time

3. cajole

deceptively harmful

suggestion; subtle hint

persuade by flattery or coaxing

offense or annoyance

4. engender

cause or produce

common remark; banal statement

art of designing dance movements

harmless or gentle

5. concoct

create or invent in imagination

understand deeply

man-made object of historical or cultural interest

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

6. denounce

extreme reluctance to spend money

habitually practicing

publicly condemn or accuse

to prevent or make impossible

7. amiable

friendly and good-natured

peaceful, untroubled, calm

skillful and resourceful

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

8. vacillate

waver between different opinions

physical beauty

make easier or less severe

showing no interest or emotion

9. curtail

friendly and easy to talk to

reduce or cut short

erase or wipe out; make less visible

very old or outdated

10. adhere

deserted; feeling or showing misery

decorate or add beauty to

universal cure or remedy

stick to or follow closely

11. rife

optimistic or hopeful

embodied in flesh; personified

liking or preference for something

full of, common, or widespread

12. propitious

overbearing; commanding

detailed or complicated in design

favorable or auspicious

filled or well-supplied with something

13. vicissitude

rhythmic flow or pattern

take or claim without permission

change or variation in circumstances

regarded as sacred or inviolable

14. blandish

lacking flavor or interest

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

praise insistently to gain favor

native to a place

15. odious

harmless or gentle

famous for bad reasons

horrible or detestable

impossible to satisfy

16. prepossessing

abandoned or neglectful; homeless person

extremely dry or lacking moisture

intended to attract attention

attractive or appealing

17. catalog

organized list or collection

regional language or speech pattern

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

dishonest or indirect in behavior

18. astute

mentally sharp and perceptive

send off swiftly; promptness

clever trick or deception

humiliate or degrade someone

19. emend

correct or revise a text

morally unprincipled person

paying strict attention to detail

emotionally touching or moving

20. evanescent

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

soon fading or disappearing

origin of a word

pleasing to senses or mind

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nondescript

2. prurient

3. cajole

4. engender

5. concoct

6. denounce

7. amiable

8. vacillate

9. curtail

10. adhere

11. rife

12. propitious

13. vicissitude

14. blandish

15. odious

16. prepossessing

17. catalog

18. astute

19. emend

20. evanescent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. nondescript

2. prurient

3. cajole

4. engender

5. concoct

6. denounce

7. amiable

8. vacillate

9. curtail

10. adhere

11. rife

12. propitious

13. vicissitude

14. blandish

15. odious

16. prepossessing

17. catalog

18. astute

19. emend

20. evanescent

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