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1. prescribe

to recommend authoritatively

relating to the brain or intellect

diligent and ethical

guilt or regret

2. evanescent

evaluate or estimate the value or importance

soon fading or disappearing

considered good or trustworthy

completes or enhances

3. abstain

voluntarily refrain from something

extremely hot or scorching

fulfill or complete

cannot be defeated

4. elude

escape understanding or grasp; evade detection

happening by luck

using very few words

pursues pleasure as life goal

5. palliate

curse or verbally attack

lacking intelligence or ideas

abundance or large quantity

to ease or relieve without curing

6. jubilant

showing rainbow-like colors

feeling or expressing great happiness

contemptuously disregard

enjoy greatly; pleasure or appreciation

7. coup

sudden, successful action

huge or enormous figure

boring; tiresome; monotonous

existing in name only

8. tractable

easy to manage or influence

unable to be taken or broken into

notoriety; disgrace

natural liking or connection

9. oscillate

move back and forth

mysterious or puzzling problem

describe accurately or portray in detail

enthusiastically devoted

10. preponderance

speak ill of; belittle or defame

immoral or wicked act

greater in number or importance

undeveloped; beginning stage

11. exorbitant

completely destroy or wipe out

mock or ridicule contemptuously

excessively high or unreasonable

relating to the brain or intellect

12. acclaim

attribute or ascribe a fault

not representative of the norm

express strong disapproval

enthusiastic approval or praise

13. incarnate

embodied in flesh; personified

scold or rebuke

dissatisfied or resentful

showing love or romantic feeling

14. noxious

device that produces electricity; assault

refusing to change mind

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

harmful or poisonous

15. verbose

refuse to accept; reject

using more words than needed

express disapproval or regret

sudden, successful action

16. antagonism

happening by luck

bitterness or harshness in speech or behavior

active opposition or hostility

satisfy fully or to excess

17. didactic

expressing praise

pompous or overblown in speech

intended to teach or instruct

persistently urge or encourage

18. bourgeois

comparable or similar in some way

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

completely destroy or wipe out

leave property by will

19. viscous

thick and sticky in consistency

fearlessly daring or bold

deriving ideas from various sources

wicked or depraved behavior

20. capricious

paying strict attention to detail

impulsive or unpredictable

showing good judgment or sense

wandering without fixed home

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. prescribe

2. evanescent

3. abstain

4. elude

5. palliate

6. jubilant

7. coup

8. tractable

9. oscillate

10. preponderance

11. exorbitant

12. acclaim

13. incarnate

14. noxious

15. verbose

16. antagonism

17. didactic

18. bourgeois

19. viscous

20. capricious

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. prescribe

2. evanescent

3. abstain

4. elude

5. palliate

6. jubilant

7. coup

8. tractable

9. oscillate

10. preponderance

11. exorbitant

12. acclaim

13. incarnate

14. noxious

15. verbose

16. antagonism

17. didactic

18. bourgeois

19. viscous

20. capricious

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