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1. connive

having frantic energy

comparable or similar in some way

secretly cooperate in wrongdoing

to carry out or execute

2. curtail

think deeply or meditate

belittle or speak disrespectfully of

paying strict attention to detail

reduce or cut short

3. exasperate

advanced for age; early development

sudden, impatient irritation

diverse; multicolored

irritate intensely

4. appalling

beneficial or helpful blessing

causing horror or disapproval

ruler or monarch with power

deep-seated bitterness or resentment

5. primeval

adopt or support

belonging to the earliest times

isolated; narrow-minded

advocate of individual freedom

6. irascible

easily angered

reach or achieve a goal

huge or enormous figure

an excessive amount of something

7. cloying

overly sweet or sentimental

clear and direct; sharply focused

diligent and ethical

out of its proper time period

8. fallacious

critically scold or condemn

clear and transparent

based on mistaken reasoning

spread widely or distribution

9. proclivity

exceptionally skilled musician or artist

natural or habitual inclination

farming or cultivation of land

charming; winning

10. benevolent

wishing good for others; kind

mock or ridicule contemptuously

disregard or overlook

showing love or romantic feeling

11. circumscribed

total sum of parts

not representative of the norm

limited within boundaries

very old or outdated

12. putrid

decayed or rotting; foul-smelling

excessively eager to please

severe mental or physical pain

giving a bad omen or threatening

13. taciturn

habitually silent or reserved in speech

spread widely or distribution

immoral or wicked act

obesity or fatness

14. vitriolic

bitterly harsh or biting

understand or arrest someone

detailed or complicated in design

call together for meeting

15. turpitude

wicked or depraved behavior

lacking seriousness or importance

harmony or agreement

refuse to accept; reject

16. absolution

gaudy or tastelessly bright

expressing praise

forgiveness of sins or errors

take someone away by force

17. behemoth

enormous or powerful creature or thing

filled or well-supplied with something

increase or make larger

insult or offend openly

18. impetuous

hasty; impulsive

pursues pleasure as life goal

crying out loudly; boisterous

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

19. imperious

appalling or inferior imitation

having harmful intentions

sarcastic or corrosive

overbearing; commanding

20. rhapsodize

easily bent or flexible

appalling or inferior imitation

complex or twisted

speak or write with great enthusiasm

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. connive

2. curtail

3. exasperate

4. appalling

5. primeval

6. irascible

7. cloying

8. fallacious

9. proclivity

10. benevolent

11. circumscribed

12. putrid

13. taciturn

14. vitriolic

15. turpitude

16. absolution

17. behemoth

18. impetuous

19. imperious

20. rhapsodize

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. connive

2. curtail

3. exasperate

4. appalling

5. primeval

6. irascible

7. cloying

8. fallacious

9. proclivity

10. benevolent

11. circumscribed

12. putrid

13. taciturn

14. vitriolic

15. turpitude

16. absolution

17. behemoth

18. impetuous

19. imperious

20. rhapsodize

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