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1. raze

completely destroy or wipe out

horrible or wicked

fluent or persuasive in speech

pale or lacking color; dull

2. trenchant

sudden, successful action

talkative excessively

keen; forceful; incisive

evaluate or estimate the value or importance

3. ribald

reach or achieve a goal

officially cancel or withdraw

humorously vulgar or indecent

intense anger

4. accede

refusing to change mind

agree or give consent to

violate a law or boundary

abandon or give up

5. duress

inborn; naturally existing

threats or force to coercively compel

person who follows rules

unchanging over time

6. putrid

lacking energy or alertness

praise enthusiastically

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality

7. turgid

farming or cultivation of land

edit to remove inappropriate parts

shrewd and clever

swollen; inflated; pompous

8. criteria

leader who appeals to emotions for power

standards for judgment

deriving ideas from various sources

highly harmful or destructive

9. defer

highly influential or original

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

postpone or delay; yield respectfully

obedient, submissive

10. docile

quick and nimble

desire strongly

shrewd and clever

easily taught or managed; submissive

11. laceration

able to be heard

boisterous and loud

cuts or tears in skin or flesh

based on observation or experience

12. garish

practicing self-discipline and abstention

difficult to see or understand

meddlesome or interfering

gaudy or tastelessly bright

13. innate

obedient, submissive

naive belief or trust

inborn; naturally existing

organized list or collection

14. approbation

enjoyment or praise; approval or commendation

harmony or agreement

swollen; inflated; pompous

shelter or protection from danger

15. wizened

indirect or slanting

bubbly, lively, or spirited

shriveled with age

intended to attract attention

16. derivative

integrity and uprightness

excessively high or unreasonable

unoriginal; copied or imitative

social outcast or despised person

17. proscribe

burdensome or oppressive

physical beauty

strike repeatedly or meal consisting of several dishes

to ban or prohibit officially

18. dour

peculiar to an individual

clear from suspicion or blame

conceal true feelings or motives

stern, harsh, or gloomy

19. defamatory

lengthen by cutting off the end

a sign of future events; warning

damaging reputation; slanderous

appeal to emotion; emotional quality

20. plausible

huge or enormous figure

status-seeking flatterer or self-serving flatterer

lack of basic necessities or comforts

apparently true or reasonable

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. raze

2. trenchant

3. ribald

4. accede

5. duress

6. putrid

7. turgid

8. criteria

9. defer

10. docile

11. laceration

12. garish

13. innate

14. approbation

15. wizened

16. derivative

17. proscribe

18. dour

19. defamatory

20. plausible

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. raze

2. trenchant

3. ribald

4. accede

5. duress

6. putrid

7. turgid

8. criteria

9. defer

10. docile

11. laceration

12. garish

13. innate

14. approbation

15. wizened

16. derivative

17. proscribe

18. dour

19. defamatory

20. plausible

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