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1. duress

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

threats or force to coercively compel

worshiping idols excessively

impossible to stop or prevent

2. repulse

drive back or reject strongly

keen insight or shrewdness

religious leaders

able to be heard

3. pallid

common remark; banal statement

pale or lacking color; dull

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

sleepy or drowsy

4. harangue

embodied in flesh; personified

insulting language

long, critical speech or scolding

avoiding social interactions or society

5. vicissitude

change or variation in circumstances

to stir up or provoke

pain-relieving medication

stick to or follow closely

6. vitriolic

filled with or marked by

increase or make larger

innocent; straightforward

bitterly harsh or biting

7. plenitude

talkative excessively

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

engage in lively, drunken partying

abundance or large quantity

8. malleable

abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

evaluate or assess value

evaluate or estimate the value or importance

easily shaped or changed

9. exonerate

absolve from blame

skillful or proficient at something

energetic; constantly changing

deserving criticism or blame

10. furtive

a substitute or replacement for something else

without emotion or response

sly or secretive

feeling of worry or unease

11. ineffable

reveal secrets or private information

irritate intensely

prevent or obstruct

unspeakable; beyond description

12. conflagration

large destructive fire

practical and functional

full of, common, or widespread

record or narrative of events

13. abjure

leave property by will

formally renounce or reject

passionate or enthusiastic

excessively sentimental

14. penultimate

second to last in sequence

showing rainbow-like colors

person involved in dialogue

make clear or clarify

15. diligent

widespread fame or reputation

hardworking and attentive

call together for meeting

second to last in sequence

16. surmise

suppose without sufficient evidence

emotionally touching or moving

intense dislike or contempt for

showing love or romantic feeling

17. sanctimonious

overwhelm with abundance

having shame or disgrace

insincerely pious or moralistic

social outcast or despised person

18. defunct

diminish or put to rest

loss of reputation or respect

no longer existing or functioning

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

19. encumber

famous for bad reasons

unable to be appeased

restrain or hinder

publicly denounce or criticize

20. analogous

desire strongly

comparable or similar in some way

using more words than needed

to foretell or predict; omen

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. duress

2. repulse

3. pallid

4. harangue

5. vicissitude

6. vitriolic

7. plenitude

8. malleable

9. exonerate

10. furtive

11. ineffable

12. conflagration

13. abjure

14. penultimate

15. diligent

16. surmise

17. sanctimonious

18. defunct

19. encumber

20. analogous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. duress

2. repulse

3. pallid

4. harangue

5. vicissitude

6. vitriolic

7. plenitude

8. malleable

9. exonerate

10. furtive

11. ineffable

12. conflagration

13. abjure

14. penultimate

15. diligent

16. surmise

17. sanctimonious

18. defunct

19. encumber

20. analogous

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