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1. indulge

rot or decay chemically or through bacteria

shrewd; having keen insight

allow oneself pleasure

attitude or position of the body or mind

2. presumptuous

overconfident; assuming too much

unreasonably high or excessive

pain along nerve pathway

priority in importance or rank

3. bolster

strengthen or support

unconventional or slightly strange

trickery or deception

attach or add to something larger

4. adept

voluntarily join or sign up

take part in superficially or casually

clear from blame or guilt

highly skilled or proficient

5. baleful

willing to please others

based on observation and experiments

threatening harm or evil

hope or ambition to achieve something

6. desultory

susceptible to harm or attack

lacking clear purpose; random

prevent or obstruct beforehand

lying face upward, passive position

7. denigrate

condemn openly or strongly

scarcity or lack of something

use for benefit, often unethically

Criticize unfairly

8. indigenous

native to a region

minor weakness or eccentricity

shining with a soft glow; glossy

Dull or lacking brightness

9. impregnable

unable to be defeated or broken into

holding device for firearm

island-like; narrow-minded and isolated

persuade through flattery; coax or cajole

10. subjective

cause or give rise to

based on personal feelings or opinions

person who patrols an area of land or forest

person showing excessive patriotism; biased patriot

11. reinstate

eager willingness or briskness

restore to previous position or state

relating to lush, green plants or herbs

appease or calm down

12. coalesce

obtain through begging; scrounge or freeload

appease or soothe

resulting in profit

come together to form a whole

13. lucrative

resulting in profit

in agreement; harmonious

without caution; irresponsible or daring

Extended period of little or no rain

14. aggrandize

feeling remorse or guilt

filled with excessive zeal

easily deceived or duped

increase power or importance; exaggerate

15. ornate

Lacking strong emotion

a resting place, high vantage point or seat

elaborately decorated

motion or tremor; also a container for arrows

16. polymath

admit as true or acknowledge defeat

avoid clear statement; prevaricate

easily affected or influenced; vulnerable

a person with wide knowledge in many areas

17. outmoded

reserved; not revealing thoughts readily

lying face upward, passive position

loud continuous noise

out of fashion or outdated

18. dampen

Capture complete attention

imply or suggest indirectly

make slightly wet or less intense

hasty or reckless; outbreak of something; act without caution

19. preceded

tending to betray; disloyal

Discourage from action

rot or decay chemically or through bacteria

came before in time or order; anteceded

20. omnipotent

all-powerful

suppress parts deemed objectionable

eat a large amount greedily

Plan secretly to do something wrong

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. indulge

2. presumptuous

3. bolster

4. adept

5. baleful

6. desultory

7. denigrate

8. indigenous

9. impregnable

10. subjective

11. reinstate

12. coalesce

13. lucrative

14. aggrandize

15. ornate

16. polymath

17. outmoded

18. dampen

19. preceded

20. omnipotent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. indulge

2. presumptuous

3. bolster

4. adept

5. baleful

6. desultory

7. denigrate

8. indigenous

9. impregnable

10. subjective

11. reinstate

12. coalesce

13. lucrative

14. aggrandize

15. ornate

16. polymath

17. outmoded

18. dampen

19. preceded

20. omnipotent

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