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1. pariah

social outcast or despised person

engage in lively, drunken partying

force into action

regard as resulting from a specific cause

2. colloquial

informal language

lacking energy or alertness

drive back or reject strongly

unable to be changed or reversed

3. solicitous

suitable for growing crops; farmland

undeveloped; beginning stage

showing concern or care

formal praise

4. commendation

formal praise

overbearing; commanding

critic of traditions or beliefs

incompatible; harsh or jarring

5. deplore

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

cheat or defraud

persistently urge or encourage

feel or express strong disapproval

6. delineate

rebuke or reprimand severely

cautious and careful

deliver or commit to

describe accurately or portray in detail

7. truncate

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

morally unprincipled person

lengthen by cutting off the end

changing frequently

8. repulse

strange; mysterious; unsettling

understood by few; mysterious or secret

crowning or official ceremony

drive back or reject strongly

9. plethora

appearing everywhere

possessing supreme power or authority

determined by personal choice rather than reason

excessive amount of something

10. venerable

obedient, submissive

highest point or final stage

declare invalid or cancel

respected due to age or wisdom

11. discrepancy

criticize sharply; scold

lack of agreement or consistency

shameless or impudent boldness

abandon or give up

12. artifact

impossible to stop or prevent

man-made object of historical or cultural interest

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

excessively sweet or sentimental

13. vicissitude

change or variation in circumstances

bruise or hematoma

become less intense or widespread

calm and unemotional

14. calibrate

religious leaders

mysterious or puzzling problem

restoring to former state; compensation

set or adjust precisely

15. furtive

outdated or obsolete

sly or secretive

to suppress or put an end to

cheat or defraud

16. grievous

statement seeming contradictory but true

causing sorrow or pain; serious

gutsy or reckless boldness

admit as true or valid

17. arboreal

impulsive or unpredictable

excessively sweet or sentimental

fearlessly daring or bold

related to or resembling trees

18. frugal

having shame or disgrace

arranged in order of time

seeming or apparent

avoiding waste; economical

19. equivocal

substance made of two or more parts

impossible to penetrate or affect

lacking intelligence or ideas

uncertain or ambiguous

20. nonchalant

casually calm and relaxed

very small or tiny

brief and clear in expression

hasty; impulsive

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pariah

2. colloquial

3. solicitous

4. commendation

5. deplore

6. delineate

7. truncate

8. repulse

9. plethora

10. venerable

11. discrepancy

12. artifact

13. vicissitude

14. calibrate

15. furtive

16. grievous

17. arboreal

18. frugal

19. equivocal

20. nonchalant

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pariah

2. colloquial

3. solicitous

4. commendation

5. deplore

6. delineate

7. truncate

8. repulse

9. plethora

10. venerable

11. discrepancy

12. artifact

13. vicissitude

14. calibrate

15. furtive

16. grievous

17. arboreal

18. frugal

19. equivocal

20. nonchalant

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