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1. pert

using more words than needed

indirect or slanting

lively and full of energy; bold

pain-relieving medication

2. respite

an excessive amount of something

offensive or harmful

short period of rest or relief

person who flatters for advantage

3. gluttony

flowing together of rivers

abundance or large quantity

habit of overeating

indirect or slanting

4. incumbent

lacking empathy or concern

sharp or severe; perceptive

secretive or stealthy

obligatory; currently holding office

5. enigmatic

device for pairing animals; burden

mysterious or difficult to understand

to make less severe or painful

varied and diverse

6. anguish

sincerely friendly

morally correct behavior or thinking

lacking moral restraint

severe mental or physical pain

7. capitulate

cheat or defraud

statement seeming contradictory but true

surrender or give in

curse or verbally attack

8. lucid

clear and easy to understand

annoy; irritate

highly decorated or elaborate

excessively eager to please

9. oscillate

total destruction or ruin

using very few words

move back and forth

alert; watchful

10. deter

different or diverse parts

discourage from happening; prevent

impossible to stop or prevent

lively or filled with energy

11. concise

brief and to the point

purposely excluding someone

assumed or false name

embodied in flesh; personified

12. covert

completely destroy or wipe out

hidden or secret

impossible to penetrate or affect

unoriginal; copied or imitative

13. ambivalent

having mixed feelings

most noticeable or important

to scold or complain bitterly

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

14. liability

undeveloped; beginning stage

mock or ridicule contemptuously

legal responsibility or debt

to suppress or put an end to

15. collusion

brilliantly sparkling or exciting

expressing praise

secret cooperation for deceit

solidify or become gelatinous

16. ostensible

reckless or hasty decision or action

lower in dignity or status; humiliate

difficult to understand

seeming or apparent

17. altercation

unnecessary or excessive

no longer in use

noisy argument or fight

make amends for guilt or sin

18. commodious

shock or amaze; make unable to think

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

spacious or roomy

prevent or obstruct

19. antiseptic

set or adjust precisely

profession or occupation

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

abundance or large quantity

20. scurrilous

perfect example or embodiment

notoriety; disgrace

still in existence

making coarse or abusive comments

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pert

2. respite

3. gluttony

4. incumbent

5. enigmatic

6. anguish

7. capitulate

8. lucid

9. oscillate

10. deter

11. concise

12. covert

13. ambivalent

14. liability

15. collusion

16. ostensible

17. altercation

18. commodious

19. antiseptic

20. scurrilous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. pert

2. respite

3. gluttony

4. incumbent

5. enigmatic

6. anguish

7. capitulate

8. lucid

9. oscillate

10. deter

11. concise

12. covert

13. ambivalent

14. liability

15. collusion

16. ostensible

17. altercation

18. commodious

19. antiseptic

20. scurrilous

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