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1. divisive

holding firm; stubbornly persistent

causing disagreement or division

based on mistaken reasoning

drinkable; suitable for drinking

2. acute

sharp or severe; perceptive

believing only oneself exists

weak; fragile; insubstantial

promiscuous; reckless; unprovoked

3. elucidate

playfully unusual or fanciful

highest point or final stage

make clear or clarify

boring or ordinary

4. frivolous

pitifully sad or abandoned

lacking seriousness or importance

worsen or intensify

think deeply or meditate

5. assail

mock or ridicule contemptuously

causing harm or damage

voluntarily refrain from something

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

6. avenge

previous or coming before

punish or exact revenge for a wrong

impossible to penetrate or affect

innocent; straightforward

7. gratuitous

given freely; uncalled for

offensive or harmful

hold back or restrain

having a stale or offensive smell

8. foster

encourage or promote development

extreme reluctance to spend money

ruler or monarch with power

deserving criticism or blame

9. catalog

lacking intelligence or ideas

organized list or collection

publicly condemn or accuse

unaware or forgetful

10. surrogate

assign or entrust to another; representative

extreme reluctance to spend money

irritate intensely

a substitute or replacement for something else

11. exalt

praise highly

persistently urge or encourage

skillful and resourceful

comparable or similar in some way

12. tractable

persistently urge or encourage

many and various

easy to manage or influence

restrain or hinder

13. reservoir

record or narrative of events

detailed or complicated in design

avoid by clever means

large natural or artificial lake

14. dearth

boredom or dissatisfaction

conventional or traditional

critic of traditions or beliefs

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

15. deride

draw out or evoke response

temporary relief or delay of punishment

mock or ridicule contemptuously

wave or ripple in motion

16. ennui

friendly good feeling among companions

lively or filled with energy

boredom or dissatisfaction

equivalent in value or significance

17. viscous

very small or tiny

thick and sticky in consistency

unnecessary or excessive

soon fading or disappearing

18. verbose

pale or lacking color; dull

using more words than needed

diligent and ethical

universal cure or remedy

19. perfidious

associated in wrongdoing

treacherous or unfaithful

harmeless; not offensive

to spread throughout something

20. phlegmatic

praise enthusiastically

customs or moral standards

calm and unemotional

decorate or add details to improve appearance

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. divisive

2. acute

3. elucidate

4. frivolous

5. assail

6. avenge

7. gratuitous

8. foster

9. catalog

10. surrogate

11. exalt

12. tractable

13. reservoir

14. dearth

15. deride

16. ennui

17. viscous

18. verbose

19. perfidious

20. phlegmatic

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. divisive

2. acute

3. elucidate

4. frivolous

5. assail

6. avenge

7. gratuitous

8. foster

9. catalog

10. surrogate

11. exalt

12. tractable

13. reservoir

14. dearth

15. deride

16. ennui

17. viscous

18. verbose

19. perfidious

20. phlegmatic

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