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1. confound

favoring one side unfairly; prejudiced

confuse or frustrate

courage and spirit; resilience

evoking interest; persuasive

2. plastic

homeless wanderer or street person

malleable or easily shaped

lacking firmness or strength

honest, without deceit

3. obdurate

found everywhere; widespread

refuse to give or grant; keep back

stubbornly refusing

to scold or rebuke severely; reprimand

4. intrepid

enthusiastically lively

favoring one side unfairly; prejudiced

fearless and adventurous

a statement or suggestion put forward for consideration

5. obituary

to suffer longing, to yearn intensely

notice of someone’s death

lacking money

displaced beat or offbeat in rhythm

6. parquetry

voluntarily join or sign up

apparent; seeming; outwardly visible

inlaid wooden flooring

easily set on fire; flammable

7. impregnable

raise minor or trivial objections; criticize unnecessarily

unable to be defeated or broken into

Cautious or reserved

worthy of respect or fear

8. corroborate

deny or oppose openly

confirm or support with evidence

hesitate or stumble in action

read carefully

9. nonplused

puzzled or unsure how to respond

contradict or give a false impression; misrepresent

proper behavior; good manners

physical strength or mental energy

10. veracity

law or regulation

wishing or showing good to others

truthfulness; accuracy or correctness

nosedive or fail completely

11. stint

period of limited or fixed work, also a restriction

intensely enthusiastic or passionate

admit as true or acknowledge defeat

noisy disturbance or commotion

12. litigation

reluctant or unwilling

contract into wrinkles or folds; tighten

raise doubts or object

legal process or lawsuit

13. assess

understood by few; mysterious

right to a benefit or privilege

evaluate or estimate the nature or ability of

intensely enthusiastic or passionate

14. efficacious

producing desired effect

using few words

Calmness in difficult situations

weaken or reduce in severity

15. apocryphal

trickery or cunning deception

incisive, cutting or sharply effective

highly skilled or proficient

of doubtful authenticity

16. complaisant

shameful or scornful

demand or specify as a condition; arrange clearly

bring or recall to mind

willing to please others

17. banal

justify or explain with logical reasons

dislikes or hates women

lacking originality; clichéd

easily managed or controlled

18. pebble

eat a large amount greedily

small smooth stone

like an opal in appearance

motivated by money; professional soldier

19. endeavor

to mark or brand negatively or shameful

a short period of time or magical incantation

serious effort toward a goal

complain quietly or discontentedly

20. collusion

secrecy for fraudulent purpose

absolutely necessary

Support publicly or approve

Division into two contrasting parts

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. confound

2. plastic

3. obdurate

4. intrepid

5. obituary

6. parquetry

7. impregnable

8. corroborate

9. nonplused

10. veracity

11. stint

12. litigation

13. assess

14. efficacious

15. apocryphal

16. complaisant

17. banal

18. pebble

19. endeavor

20. collusion

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. confound

2. plastic

3. obdurate

4. intrepid

5. obituary

6. parquetry

7. impregnable

8. corroborate

9. nonplused

10. veracity

11. stint

12. litigation

13. assess

14. efficacious

15. apocryphal

16. complaisant

17. banal

18. pebble

19. endeavor

20. collusion

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