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1. facile

diminish or put to rest

reading carefully or thoroughly

to soothe or calm someone

easily achieved; superficial

2. appropriate

alert; watchful

habit of overeating

official order or proclamation

suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

3. curtail

restore to good condition or appearance

clear and transparent

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

reduce or cut short

4. coagulate

reckless or hasty decision or action

experienced through someone else

clot or become solid

captivate or fascinate

5. divulge

reveal secrets or private information

worsen or intensify

false statement to damage reputation

speak or write with great enthusiasm

6. apprehend

excessively eager to please

friendly or cheerful

understand or arrest someone

large natural or artificial lake

7. ingenious

active at night

appropriate and advantageous

clever; original

worshiping idols excessively

8. terrestrial

relating to the earth or land

peculiar to an individual

possessing supreme power or authority

necessary; essential

9. punitive

inflicting punishment or penalty

relating to letters

miserable, despicable, or wretched

passionate or enthusiastic

10. vacillate

waver between different opinions

polish by rubbing

unnamed or unidentified

believing only oneself exists

11. pariah

rebuke or reprimand severely

scatter in different directions

social outcast or despised person

boring or ordinary

12. wallow

weaken physically or mentally

inborn; naturally existing

roll about or indulge excessively

helpful or obliging

13. discern

perceive or recognize clearly

theft or stealing

disperse or scatter; squander

impossible to stop or prevent

14. taciturn

make sacred or holy

habitually silent or reserved in speech

complex or twisted

tolerate or stay; follow rules

15. furtive

restore friendly relations after disagreement

contemptuously disregard

additional performance at end of show

sly or secretive

16. forlorn

violate or conflict with

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

unaffected by pain or emotion

pitifully sad or abandoned

17. forbearance

advanced for age; early development

patience and restraint

unemotional, impassive

paying close attention to detail

18. espouse

green; lush with vegetation

adopt or support

lacking money; poor

pleasing or appropriate

19. refute

agree or give consent to

prove false or incorrect through argument

total sum of parts

shelter or protection from danger

20. proscribe

hardworking and attentive

to ban or prohibit officially

arranged in order of time

enormous or powerful creature or thing

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. facile

2. appropriate

3. curtail

4. coagulate

5. divulge

6. apprehend

7. ingenious

8. terrestrial

9. punitive

10. vacillate

11. pariah

12. wallow

13. discern

14. taciturn

15. furtive

16. forlorn

17. forbearance

18. espouse

19. refute

20. proscribe

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. facile

2. appropriate

3. curtail

4. coagulate

5. divulge

6. apprehend

7. ingenious

8. terrestrial

9. punitive

10. vacillate

11. pariah

12. wallow

13. discern

14. taciturn

15. furtive

16. forlorn

17. forbearance

18. espouse

19. refute

20. proscribe

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