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1. surreptitious

secretive or stealthy

to confuse or puzzle someone

inspiring fear or respect

lacking seriousness or importance

2. feral

natural liking or connection

lacking resources or possessions

wild and untamed

generous bestowal of gifts

3. mollify

complex or twisted

friendly and easy to talk to

absolutely necessary or urgent

appease or reduce anger

4. cordial

extremely dry or lacking moisture

sincerely friendly

restore friendly relations after disagreement

threats or force to coercively compel

5. apathetic

doubts existence of god

showing no interest or emotion

noisy argument or fight

crowning or official ceremony

6. pert

thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality

natural liking or connection

spreading widely throughout

lively and full of energy; bold

7. reconcile

restore friendly relations after disagreement

highly influential or original

mock or ridicule contemptuously

refuse to accept; reject

8. palatable

encourage growth or development

official order or proclamation

pleasant to taste or accept

strong and resilient

9. pithy

to make less severe or painful

concise and forcefully expressive

obesity or fatness

peculiar to an individual

10. travesty

take or claim without permission

appalling or inferior imitation

clot or become solid

pyramid of authority or status

11. malediction

curse or slander

without definite shape or form

intimidating or discouraging

extremely surprised

12. defunct

to soothe or calm someone

lacking distinctive features

flowing together of rivers

no longer existing or functioning

13. surrogate

peaceful, undisturbed, calm

highly harmful or destructive

a substitute or replacement for something else

support or reinforce

14. blemish

no longer existing or functioning

to carry out or execute

lowest point or bottom

imperfection or flaw

15. cajole

overly sweet or sentimental

persuade by flattery or coaxing

miserable, despicable, or wretched

evaluate or assess value

16. clairvoyant

confuse or frustrate

seer with future insight

having many curves or turns

outgoing and sociable in nature

17. extant

showing love or romantic feeling

gathering of people

still in existence

self-denial or renunciation

18. ascribe

not representative of the norm

ability to understand others' feelings

difficult to understand

regard as belonging to a particular cause or origin

19. inhibit

curse or slander

curse or verbally attack

excessively sweet or sentimental

hold back or restrain

20. venerate

harmless or gentle

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

of such excellence or beauty

regard with deep respect

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. surreptitious

2. feral

3. mollify

4. cordial

5. apathetic

6. pert

7. reconcile

8. palatable

9. pithy

10. travesty

11. malediction

12. defunct

13. surrogate

14. blemish

15. cajole

16. clairvoyant

17. extant

18. ascribe

19. inhibit

20. venerate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. surreptitious

2. feral

3. mollify

4. cordial

5. apathetic

6. pert

7. reconcile

8. palatable

9. pithy

10. travesty

11. malediction

12. defunct

13. surrogate

14. blemish

15. cajole

16. clairvoyant

17. extant

18. ascribe

19. inhibit

20. venerate

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