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1. penultimate

a sign of future events; warning

official order or proclamation

severe mental or physical pain

second to last in sequence

2. impute

lacking originality; boring

person who flatters for advantage

attribute or ascribe a fault

person asking questions aggressively

3. condone

disregard or overlook

soon fading or disappearing

horrible or wicked

social outcast or despised person

4. perplex

eager to fight or argue

physical beauty

to prevent or make impossible

to confuse or puzzle someone

5. privation

clear and direct; sharply focused

lack of basic necessities or comforts

meddlesome or interfering

humorously vulgar or indecent

6. truculent

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

favorable or auspicious

hesitate or refuse to proceed

disregard or overlook

7. submissive

reveal secrets or private information

showing arrogance; proud

thoroughly dried out; lacking vitality

ready to obey or surrender

8. elicit

create or invent in imagination

confirm or support with evidence

act against or oppose

draw out or evoke response

9. sanguine

optimistic or hopeful

restless or difficult to control

difficult to correct or reform

draw out or evoke response

10. injunction

indulge excessively in pleasures; corrupt

orders or prohibitions

shriveled with age

accustom to hardship

11. scintillating

to carry out or execute

regard with disgust or hatred

brilliantly sparkling or exciting

prevent success of; contrasting force

12. pejorative

courage in adversity

expressing disapproval or negative tone

argument against a belief or opinion

free from difficulty or entanglement

13. altercation

lowest point or bottom

noisy argument or fight

paying close attention to detail

criticize or correct gently

14. implacable

formal rejection or abandonment

feeling remorse for past actions

unable to be appeased

noisy argument or fight

15. potentate

admit as true or valid

ruler or monarch with power

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

secret cooperation for deceit

16. delegate

give up power voluntarily

assign or entrust to another; representative

typical example or model

persistently urge or encourage

17. satiate

undeveloped; beginning stage

pyramid of authority or status

satisfy fully or to excess

countless or extremely large number

18. inept

erase or wipe out; make less visible

varied and diverse

lacking skill or ability

diminish or put to rest

19. allocate

full of, common, or widespread

critically scold or condemn

distribute for a specific purpose

edit to remove inappropriate parts

20. taciturn

seer with future insight

germ-killing or sterilizing agent

official demand for goods or services

habitually silent or reserved in speech

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. penultimate

2. impute

3. condone

4. perplex

5. privation

6. truculent

7. submissive

8. elicit

9. sanguine

10. injunction

11. scintillating

12. pejorative

13. altercation

14. implacable

15. potentate

16. delegate

17. satiate

18. inept

19. allocate

20. taciturn

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. penultimate

2. impute

3. condone

4. perplex

5. privation

6. truculent

7. submissive

8. elicit

9. sanguine

10. injunction

11. scintillating

12. pejorative

13. altercation

14. implacable

15. potentate

16. delegate

17. satiate

18. inept

19. allocate

20. taciturn

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