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1. duress

causing disagreement or division

threats or force to coercively compel

restless or difficult to control

fundamentally different or diverse

2. indigenous

make uneasy or embarrassed

brief and to the point

native to a place

open to influence or cooperation

3. platitude

common remark; banal statement

endless; having no limit

lasting a very short time

failing to take proper care

4. reprove

criticize or correct gently

lowest point or bottom

officially cancel or withdraw

lacking skill or ability

5. inextricable

understood only by a select few

impossible to disentangle

engage in lively, drunken partying

shameless or impudent boldness

6. abet

reading carefully or thoroughly

diverse; multicolored

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

assist or encourage wrongdoing

7. anachronistic

apparently true or reasonable

out of its proper time period

charitable generosity

drinkable; suitable for drinking

8. collusion

understood by few; mysterious or secret

habitually silent or reserved in speech

forbidden by law or rules

secret cooperation for deceit

9. pathos

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

imply subtly or slyly

deliver or commit to

song or poem lamenting the dead

10. disdain

intense dislike or contempt for

repeal or abolish a law

having frantic energy

lacking resources or possessions

11. abhor

disregard or overlook

regard with disgust or hatred

tolerate or stay; follow rules

discouraged or demoralized

12. apprehend

lasting a very short time

tireless; persistent

understand or arrest someone

making unclear or unintelligible

13. coronation

discourage from happening; prevent

withdraw or take back statement

crowning or official ceremony

able to recover quickly

14. deface

mock or ridicule contemptuously

spoil surface of something; vandalize

lack of respect or seriousness

boring; tiresome; monotonous

15. battery

isolated; narrow-minded

most noticeable or important

luxurious and wealthy

device that produces electricity; assault

16. conduit

shoe repair artisan

without definite shape or form

relating to the earth or land

channel for conveying fluid

17. swarthy

restrict or compel

declare invalid or cancel

feeling sluggish or sleepy

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

18. expedient

moral corruption or wickedness

appropriate and advantageous

physical beauty

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

19. kudos

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

eager to fight or argue

praise for achievement

clear and direct; sharply focused

20. solicitous

showing concern or care

express strong disapproval

large natural or artificial lake

lengthen by cutting off the end

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. duress

2. indigenous

3. platitude

4. reprove

5. inextricable

6. abet

7. anachronistic

8. collusion

9. pathos

10. disdain

11. abhor

12. apprehend

13. coronation

14. deface

15. battery

16. conduit

17. swarthy

18. expedient

19. kudos

20. solicitous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. duress

2. indigenous

3. platitude

4. reprove

5. inextricable

6. abet

7. anachronistic

8. collusion

9. pathos

10. disdain

11. abhor

12. apprehend

13. coronation

14. deface

15. battery

16. conduit

17. swarthy

18. expedient

19. kudos

20. solicitous

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