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1. expedient

appropriate and advantageous

make better or improve

unchanging over time

easy to manage or influence

2. turpitude

causing harm or damage

fulfill or complete

distribute for a specific purpose

wicked or depraved behavior

3. anarchist

friendly and good-natured

clever trick or deception

mutual agreement or harmony

person opposing authority or government

4. clemency

take someone away by force

make amends for guilt or sin

mercy or leniency

friendly and lively

5. disclose

take money secretly for personal use

reveal or make known publicly

outline or foreshadow vaguely

hostile or harmful

6. negligent

skillful or proficient at something

failing to take proper care

introduce new ideas or methods

exceptional skill or bravery

7. calibrate

honest and open communication

emotionally touching or moving

emphasize or highlight

set or adjust precisely

8. propagate

causing disagreement

feeling remorseful

excessive or insincere praise

to spread or multiply; reproduce

9. derivative

express disapproval or regret

light and delicate

diligent and persistent in effort

unoriginal; copied or imitative

10. convoluted

complex or twisted

unable to be taken or broken into

draw out or evoke response

difficult to correct or reform

11. cadence

lowest point or bottom

skilled at gaining advantage

impossible to satisfy

rhythmic flow or pattern

12. tortuous

winding or twisting; complicated

distribute for a specific purpose

sharply affecting smell or taste

having frantic energy

13. vindictive

hostile or unfavorable

short statement of a general truth

loss of sensation or consciousness

having a revengeful nature

14. arid

appalling or inferior imitation

capable of being maintained or defended

extremely dry or lacking moisture

avoid by clever means

15. linchpin

state of moderation or seriousness

take money secretly for personal use

an excessive amount of something

central or most important element

16. repose

deserving criticism or blame

a state of rest or peacefulness

extremely thin due to illness or lack of food

enthusiastic applause or praise

17. intransigent

impossible to satisfy

proper, tasteful, and polite behavior

stubborn; uncompromising

perfect example or embodiment

18. nocturnal

adjust or soften tone

pleasant to taste or accept

to confuse or puzzle someone

active at night

19. irreverence

lack of respect or seriousness

to spread throughout something

regional language or speech pattern

thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality

20. depravity

moral corruption or wickedness

unemotional, impassive

regard with disgust or hatred

beginner or inexperienced person

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. expedient

2. turpitude

3. anarchist

4. clemency

5. disclose

6. negligent

7. calibrate

8. propagate

9. derivative

10. convoluted

11. cadence

12. tortuous

13. vindictive

14. arid

15. linchpin

16. repose

17. intransigent

18. nocturnal

19. irreverence

20. depravity

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. expedient

2. turpitude

3. anarchist

4. clemency

5. disclose

6. negligent

7. calibrate

8. propagate

9. derivative

10. convoluted

11. cadence

12. tortuous

13. vindictive

14. arid

15. linchpin

16. repose

17. intransigent

18. nocturnal

19. irreverence

20. depravity

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