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1. extricate

using more words than needed

surrender or give in

mercy or leniency

free from difficulty or entanglement

2. intractable

rebuke or reprimand severely

conventional or traditional

support or reinforce

difficult to manage

3. astute

lacking firmness or stiffness

understand deeply

mentally sharp and perceptive

regard as resulting from a specific cause

4. reprieve

channel for conveying fluid

mentally sharp and perceptive

temporary relief or delay of punishment

origin of a word

5. insatiable

absolve from blame

serving as a typical example

impossible to satisfy

adjust or soften tone

6. docile

accept reluctantly without protest

restless or difficult to control

liking or preference for something

easily taught or managed; submissive

7. catalog

peaceful, untroubled, calm

advocate of individual freedom

many and various

organized list or collection

8. rebuke

ready to obey or surrender

express sharp disapproval or criticism

praiseworthy

deserted; feeling or showing misery

9. forbearance

rambling; covering many topics

drive back or reject strongly

official order or command

patience and restraint

10. vitriolic

filled with or marked by

bitterly harsh or biting

regard with disgust or hatred

lasting only a short time

11. predilection

understand deeply

liking or preference for something

crying out loudly; boisterous

scarcity or small amount of something

12. ornate

beginner or inexperienced person

highly decorated or elaborate

revoke, cancel or repeal

feeling remorseful

13. cogent

loud and harsh in sound

clear and logical

hidden or concealed

prone to cause trouble

14. curtail

difficult to understand

self-satisfaction weakness

reduce or cut short

extremely dry or lacking moisture

15. innocuous

loud, harsh, and disorderly noise

excessively sentimental

study of diseases; medical condition

harmeless; not offensive

16. implicit

implied; understood without being stated

farming or cultivation of land

shockingly noticeable or obvious

deliver or commit to

17. censure

statement seeming contradictory but true

make a violent attack or criticize strongly

appalling or inferior imitation

express strong disapproval

18. portent

person who makes judgments or settles disputes

hold interest or attract strongly

childish or silly

a sign of future events; warning

19. enthrall

stubborn and unyielding

daily; commonplace or ordinary

complex or twisted

captivate or fascinate

20. sophomoric

overconfident but immature

official order or command

inactive but capable of becoming active

think deeply or meditate

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. extricate

2. intractable

3. astute

4. reprieve

5. insatiable

6. docile

7. catalog

8. rebuke

9. forbearance

10. vitriolic

11. predilection

12. ornate

13. cogent

14. curtail

15. innocuous

16. implicit

17. censure

18. portent

19. enthrall

20. sophomoric

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. extricate

2. intractable

3. astute

4. reprieve

5. insatiable

6. docile

7. catalog

8. rebuke

9. forbearance

10. vitriolic

11. predilection

12. ornate

13. cogent

14. curtail

15. innocuous

16. implicit

17. censure

18. portent

19. enthrall

20. sophomoric

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