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1. rapport

pale or lacking color; dull

sudden, impatient irritation

embodied in flesh; personified

harmonious relationship or connection

2. orthodox

stubbornly refusing to change

conventional or traditional

threats or force to coercively compel

violate a law or boundary

3. defunct

existing, happening in the air

believing only oneself exists

no longer existing or functioning

difficult to see or understand

4. absolution

theft or stealing

collection of literary works

prevent or obstruct

forgiveness of sins or errors

5. condolence

disperse or scatter; squander

effective in producing desired result

sympathy for loss

make up for loss

6. clergy

religious leaders

speak or write with great enthusiasm

free from difficulty or entanglement

very small or tiny

7. corrosive

outline or foreshadow vaguely

eroding or causing damage

helpful or obliging

poet or singer, especially of epic poetry

8. boisterous

causing sorrow or pain; serious

flowing together of rivers

loud, energetic, and rowdy

cease to flow or develop; become inactive

9. boon

beneficial or helpful blessing

mournful song for the dead

soon fading or disappearing

using very few words

10. tome

regarded as sacred or inviolable

large scholarly book

skilled craftsperson or manual worker

strong feeling of dislike

11. ambiguous

mysterious or difficult to understand

unclear or having multiple meanings

suggestion; subtle hint

clear and logical

12. discern

prone to cause trouble

faithfulness or loyalty

perceive or recognize clearly

able to recover quickly

13. knell

causing delay; slow to act

lack of harmony among sounds

the sound of a bell, especially at tolling

overconfident but immature

14. meritorious

praiseworthy

large natural or artificial lake

insult or damaging remark

reduce in quality, degrade or demean

15. propagate

favorable or indicating good fortune

easily achieved; superficial

to spread or multiply; reproduce

independent-minded person

16. amenity

pleasant or comfortable feature

enthusiastic approval or praise

childish or silly

temporary relief or delay of punishment

17. surreptitious

skillful or proficient at something

secretive or stealthy

outgoing and sociable in nature

punish or exact revenge for a wrong

18. implicate

skilled at gaining advantage

concise and forcefully expressive

to show involvement with crime

emitting light

19. agnostic

open to influence or cooperation

lasting a very short time

doubts existence of god

criticize or correct gently

20. surrogate

free from difficulty or entanglement

deep-seated hatred

a substitute or replacement for something else

deviation from the norm

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. rapport

2. orthodox

3. defunct

4. absolution

5. condolence

6. clergy

7. corrosive

8. boisterous

9. boon

10. tome

11. ambiguous

12. discern

13. knell

14. meritorious

15. propagate

16. amenity

17. surreptitious

18. implicate

19. agnostic

20. surrogate

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. rapport

2. orthodox

3. defunct

4. absolution

5. condolence

6. clergy

7. corrosive

8. boisterous

9. boon

10. tome

11. ambiguous

12. discern

13. knell

14. meritorious

15. propagate

16. amenity

17. surreptitious

18. implicate

19. agnostic

20. surrogate

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