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1. stray

move away aimlessly or become lost

Deserving contempt or scorn

pain-relieving drug; to numb; inducing sleep

delicate, light fabric

2. timorous

showing fear or lack of confidence

to drink deeply or heartily

Inspire or influence deeply

irritable or moody behavior; impatience

3. dichotomy

easily affected or influenced; vulnerable

changeable or unstable easily

promote or praise energetically or aggressively

Division into two contrasting parts

4. exhort

waver between different opinions or actions

intended to teach or instruct

sudden and intense attack or rush

Urge strongly or encourage

5. acumen

noticeable in an unwelcome way

keen insight; sharpness in judgment

to suffer longing, to yearn intensely

excellently; in an impressive manner

6. outmoded

out of fashion or outdated

public disgrace or shame

impulsive or unpredictable

lacking or empty of

7. disdain

act of removing someone from office; testimony

strong dislike or lack of respect

option to seek help or compensation

ordinary, dull, or routine

8. squelch

crush or silence with force; suppress or stifle

cheat or defraud someone out of money or goods

someone taking advantage; exploitative individual

not well known or unclear

9. orientation

Provides opinions on events or issues

having humble opinion

person easily deceived or fooled

course of action or direction

10. striate

to mark with thin lines or grooves

impossible to disentangle

lacking clear purpose; random

large underground cave

11. grazing

greed for wealth; excessive desire to hoard money

Yearn intensely for

feeding on grass

Understand deeply

12. expend

spend or use up (resources)

Express angry protest

eager to fight or argue; combative

commendable or serving as a perfect model

13. adumbrate

foreshadow or outline vaguely

Plan secretly to do something wrong

considerable in importance or size

formally reject or renounce; give up

14. odoriferous

dirty, squalid, morally degraded

immediate, quick to act or respond

having a strong or unpleasant smell

failure to care for properly; disregard

15. finicky

sudden invasion or attack

Extended period of little or no rain

avoid clear statement; prevaricate

Hard to please; picky

16. detachment

counterbalance; compensation; placed counter to something

emotional distance or separation

fanatical or passionate supporter

expert in a particular field

17. disregard

quick and energetic; lively or vigorous

flat surface for writing or working; committee

turn away; avoid or dodge

ignore or pay no attention to

18. catalyst

having infinite knowledge

something that causes change; stimulus

to mark or brand negatively or shameful

waver between different opinions or actions

19. proclivity

inequality or difference

natural tendency or inclination

destroy utterly

official approval; penalty for breaking rules

20. stickler

person who insists on strict adherence to rules

concise, pithy statement; expressed briefly

Separate and distinct

came before in time or order; anteceded

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. stray

2. timorous

3. dichotomy

4. exhort

5. acumen

6. outmoded

7. disdain

8. squelch

9. orientation

10. striate

11. grazing

12. expend

13. adumbrate

14. odoriferous

15. finicky

16. detachment

17. disregard

18. catalyst

19. proclivity

20. stickler

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. stray

2. timorous

3. dichotomy

4. exhort

5. acumen

6. outmoded

7. disdain

8. squelch

9. orientation

10. striate

11. grazing

12. expend

13. adumbrate

14. odoriferous

15. finicky

16. detachment

17. disregard

18. catalyst

19. proclivity

20. stickler

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