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1. genial

strong loyalty to tribe

cause of ruin or harm

friendly and cheerful

edge or border of something

2. ignominy

outward sign or display.

public shame or disgrace

hardships or difficulties

implied or understood without words

3. vocation

arrangement of events in time

devout or religious

facial expression or support

strong feeling toward career or occupation

4. sedulous

cause or give rise to a situation or feeling

pleasant to taste or accept

keen insight or intelligence

diligent and persistent in effort

5. garish

deep or seemingly bottomless pit

soul or mind

great happiness or triumph

bright and excessively showy

6. relic

engaged in deep or serious thought

obtain with effort

someone who corrupts or distorts

object surviving from the past

7. procurement

act of obtaining

deep longing or desire

changing quickly and unpredictably

person named after another; namesake relation

8. upbraid

private meeting or assembly

degree of excellence or quality

heated argument or dispute

scold or reprimand severely

9. profligate

craving revenge or retaliation

wasteful or reckless

damage or destroy violently

hasty; impulsive; reckless

10. understudy

clear, logical, and convincing

substitute performer

weakens or enfeebles

main or general meaning

11. jubilee

retaliation for an injury or offense

celebration of an anniversary or event

government by a single ruler with absolute power

generally silly or foolish

12. inflammatory

woman ruler or head.

consequence or result of actions

lack of experience or sophistication

causing anger, provoking, fiery

13. sordid

mighty or powerful person or thing

pursuing pleasure excessively

hell, large fire, place of destruction

involving morally distasteful actions

14. adulation

predisposition to influence

state of peace or quiet

beg urgently or earnestly

excessive flattery or admiration

15. culprit

faithful attachment or devotion

resisting control or authority

the guilty person

taking advantage of situations for personal gain

16. mutable

characterized by disorder or disturbance

able to change or be changed

great happiness or celebration

deep, full, echoing sound

17. disseminate

spread or scatter widely

speech by one speaker.

noisy and difficult to control

announce or signal the arrival of

18. marquee

provide with a quality, thing, or amount of money

a small amount of money

requiring strenuous effort; difficult

large tent for events; prominent.

19. terminology

rhythmic flow of sounds or words

official diplomatic representative or messenger

person appointed to administer a state

vocabulary of a specific field

20. semantics

a distinctive feature or characteristic

patience and restraint

art of creating images with tiles.

study of meaning in language

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. genial

2. ignominy

3. vocation

4. sedulous

5. garish

6. relic

7. procurement

8. upbraid

9. profligate

10. understudy

11. jubilee

12. inflammatory

13. sordid

14. adulation

15. culprit

16. mutable

17. disseminate

18. marquee

19. terminology

20. semantics

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. genial

2. ignominy

3. vocation

4. sedulous

5. garish

6. relic

7. procurement

8. upbraid

9. profligate

10. understudy

11. jubilee

12. inflammatory

13. sordid

14. adulation

15. culprit

16. mutable

17. disseminate

18. marquee

19. terminology

20. semantics

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