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1. liability

legal responsibility or debt

make easier or less severe

cheerful readiness or promptness

placing two things side by side

2. salve

soothing ointment or balm

publicly denounce or criticize

friendly and good-natured

feeling remorse for past actions

3. pervasive

spreading widely throughout

strange; mysterious; unsettling

disregard or overlook

praiseworthy

4. respite

fortunate accidental discovery

short period of rest or relief

shameless or impudent boldness

enthusiastically devoted

5. obfuscate

making unclear or unintelligible

feeling remorse for past actions

lacking liveliness or interest

effective in producing desired result

6. edict

official order or proclamation

impossible to satisfy

beginning to develop

fortunate accidental discovery

7. choreography

false statement to damage reputation

lacking money; poor

art of designing dance movements

confirm or support

8. commensurate

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

persuade someone not to do something

matching in size or amount

farming or cultivation of land

9. hapless

unlucky; unfortunate

highest point or final stage

revoke, cancel or repeal

urge or provoke to action

10. transmute

hidden or concealed

pompous or overblown in speech

take money secretly for personal use

change in form or nature

11. indefatigable

tireless; persistent

small amount or limited quantity

patience and restraint

threats or force to coercively compel

12. dubious

express disapproval or regret

optimistic or hopeful

doubtful or uncertain

deserted; feeling or showing misery

13. mollify

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

appease or reduce anger

intensely happy or overwhelmed

origin of a word

14. winsome

having frantic energy

irritate intensely

charming; winning

casually calm and relaxed

15. inchoate

using up or eating

second to last in sequence

undeveloped; beginning stage

enormous or powerful creature or thing

16. vocation

casually calm and relaxed

profession or occupation

understood by few; mysterious or secret

sarcastic or corrosive

17. compress

lacking flavor or interest

substance made of two or more parts

press or squeeze together

stretch or expand outwards

18. mitigate

lively or filled with energy

officially cancel or withdraw

keen insight or shrewdness

ease severity or reduce

19. forestall

suitable for growing crops; farmland

to recommend authoritatively

able to change easily or versatile

prevent or obstruct

20. innuendo

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

beginning to develop

quick and superficial

indirect suggestion or hint

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. liability

2. salve

3. pervasive

4. respite

5. obfuscate

6. edict

7. choreography

8. commensurate

9. hapless

10. transmute

11. indefatigable

12. dubious

13. mollify

14. winsome

15. inchoate

16. vocation

17. compress

18. mitigate

19. forestall

20. innuendo

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. liability

2. salve

3. pervasive

4. respite

5. obfuscate

6. edict

7. choreography

8. commensurate

9. hapless

10. transmute

11. indefatigable

12. dubious

13. mollify

14. winsome

15. inchoate

16. vocation

17. compress

18. mitigate

19. forestall

20. innuendo

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