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1. ameliorate

make better or improve

causing delay; slow to act

clever; original

free from difficulty or entanglement

2. exculpate

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

clear from blame

detailed or complicated in design

3. foil

official right to invention; obvious

lacking moral restraint

prevent success of; contrasting force

generous bestowal of gifts

4. vicarious

lacking distinctive features

experienced through someone else

implied; understood without being stated

dark-skinned or having a dark complexion

5. circumscribed

prove false or incorrect through argument

limited within boundaries

filled with or marked by

clear and easy to understand

6. prescient

express sharp disapproval or criticism

device that produces electricity; assault

having knowledge of future events

standards for judgment

7. laconic

using very few words

skillful and resourceful

tyrannical ruler with absolute power

violent whirlpool or chaos

8. soluble

capable of being dissolved

lengthy angry speech or criticism

showing good judgment or sense

unnamed or unidentified

9. debase

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

based on mistaken reasoning

support or reinforce

keen insight or shrewdness

10. combustion

burning or ignition

comparable or similar in some way

having harmful intentions

undeveloped; beginning stage

11. usurp

hold back or restrain

take over illegally or by force

courage in adversity

understood only by a select few

12. gourmand

firm decision or intent; solve problem

solidify or become gelatinous

someone who enjoys eating

postpone or delay; yield respectfully

13. proscribe

loud, continuous noise

to ban or prohibit officially

filled or well-supplied with something

confirm or support

14. solipsistic

believing only oneself exists

shock or amaze; make unable to think

hidden or concealed

tolerate or stay; follow rules

15. dour

religious leaders

stern, harsh, or gloomy

gathering of people

friendly or cheerful

16. elated

innocent; straightforward

ecstatically happy or proud

calming or appeasing

evaluate or assess value

17. heterogeneous

charitable generosity

give in return; respond similarly

different or diverse parts

intended to teach or instruct

18. polemic

argument against a belief or opinion

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

easily achieved; superficial

bruise or hematoma

19. desolate

urgent or pressing

reach or achieve a goal

mutual agreement or harmony

deserted; feeling or showing misery

20. pervasive

spreading widely throughout

curse or slander

miserable, despicable, or wretched

peaceful or calming

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. ameliorate

2. exculpate

3. foil

4. vicarious

5. circumscribed

6. prescient

7. laconic

8. soluble

9. debase

10. combustion

11. usurp

12. gourmand

13. proscribe

14. solipsistic

15. dour

16. elated

17. heterogeneous

18. polemic

19. desolate

20. pervasive

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. ameliorate

2. exculpate

3. foil

4. vicarious

5. circumscribed

6. prescient

7. laconic

8. soluble

9. debase

10. combustion

11. usurp

12. gourmand

13. proscribe

14. solipsistic

15. dour

16. elated

17. heterogeneous

18. polemic

19. desolate

20. pervasive

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