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1. scathing

honest and open communication

talkative excessively

very critical or harsh

determined by personal choice rather than reason

2. buttress

unhappy with authority or system

support or reinforce

to ban or prohibit officially

total destruction or ruin

3. efficacious

weaken physically or mentally

effective in producing desired result

spread out or scattered; wordy

eroding or causing damage

4. reprehensible

lack of something; scarcity or shortage

adopt or support

deserving criticism or blame

a substitute or replacement for something else

5. constrain

person asking questions aggressively

express emotion

restrict or compel

relating to letters

6. tacit

accept reluctantly without protest

understood without being openly spoken

person involved in dialogue

fear or apprehension

7. munificence

longing or nostalgic

component or part

charitable generosity

associated in wrongdoing

8. palliate

to ease or relieve without curing

unnecessary or excessive

introduce new ideas or methods

promoting fire or conflict

9. sanguine

overbearing; commanding

abandon or give up

very critical or harsh

optimistic or hopeful

10. sedentary

inactive but capable of becoming active

persuade by flattery or coaxing

to ban or prohibit officially

primarily sitting or inactive

11. penurious

extreme greed for wealth

say abruptly during conversation

extremely poor; parsimonious

promoting fire or conflict

12. façade

abundant or plentiful

walkway between rows

face of a building or false appearance

intended to attract attention

13. bard

aware of

inactive but capable of becoming active

abundant; giving freely; lush

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

14. amalgamate

based on observation or experience

meddlesome or interfering

combine or unite into one

difficult to see or understand

15. modulate

natural tendency or inclination

ecstatically happy or proud

thin decorative covering

adjust or soften tone

16. atrophy

wandering without fixed home

ability to understand others' feelings

gradual decline or wasting away

continuous; never stopping

17. repudiate

refuse to accept; reject

false display or claim; or acting

lengthen by cutting off the end

happening by luck

18. transgress

violate a law or boundary

total destruction or ruin

relating to middle-class or capitalist values

extreme reluctance to spend money

19. apocryphal

excessive or insincere praise

keen insight or shrewdness

of uncertain authenticity

intended to correct or improve

20. despondent

change in form or nature

lacking necessities; poor

very discouraged or dejected

split apart or cling to

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. scathing

2. buttress

3. efficacious

4. reprehensible

5. constrain

6. tacit

7. munificence

8. palliate

9. sanguine

10. sedentary

11. penurious

12. façade

13. bard

14. amalgamate

15. modulate

16. atrophy

17. repudiate

18. transgress

19. apocryphal

20. despondent

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. scathing

2. buttress

3. efficacious

4. reprehensible

5. constrain

6. tacit

7. munificence

8. palliate

9. sanguine

10. sedentary

11. penurious

12. façade

13. bard

14. amalgamate

15. modulate

16. atrophy

17. repudiate

18. transgress

19. apocryphal

20. despondent

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