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1. livid

full of danger

extremely angry; discolored from bruising

respectable and conservative

beg urgently or desperately

2. insure

small increase or addition

to hesitate or waver

to bring to completion; highly skilled

to protect financially

3. disdain

showing remorse for sins

serve as a basis or foundation

feeling of contempt; to refuse respectfully

slow learner or stupid person

4. brilliant

feeling of sickness or desire to vomit

likelihood to change or fluctuate

exceptionally clever or bright

space directly under a roof

5. orator

skilled public speaker

covered with hair; involving risk or danger

a substance for sticking objects; to join or solidify

necessary; essential

6. beset

to surround or attack persistently

leafy green vegetable

person who suffers or sacrifices for a cause

a deep fissure or gap in the earth

7. shiver

begin again; continue after interruption

shocked or filled with horror

shake lightly due to cold or fear

conforming to accepted beliefs or traditions

8. ignoble

stream or river flowing into larger one

unnecessary, unwarranted, free

having properties or appearance of metal

not honorable or noble; shameful

9. trigger

mechanism that initiates action; cause to start

to ensure obedience by authority

tease or torment with something desirable

silent or unable to speak; silence

10. provenance

to wet thoroughly

historical records or chronicles

begin to grow or develop; sprout

origin or source of something

11. exhaustion

retract or annul; cancel formally

beneficial; promoting health

irritating; scraping sound

fatigue or extreme tiredness

12. entreat

to earnestly ask or beseech

division into parts

revoke or annul law or act

untrustworthy or dishonest person

13. birch

large-scale destruction or slaughter

a type of tree with smooth bark

cause someone to feel upset or annoyed

pretending to hold beliefs one doesn't

14. indict

to formally charge with a crime

praise for someone deceased

a social class based on birth

electric potential difference

15. validate

depressed or disheartened

lacking in quantity or fullness; scanty

confirm the truth or value

cancel or repeal formally

16. commence

to hesitate or waver

deriving from hysteria; uncontrollably funny or distressed

lying face down; overwhelmed

to begin or start

17. brace

a pair of supports; to support or prepare

person who pursues pleasure as main goal

state of being unclear or unknown

the act of placing a body in the ground

18. tectonics

reckless or promiscuous

study of earth's structural features

slight trace or flavor; add a slight color or flavor

deeply or intensely

19. implore

beg urgently or desperately

wild or savagely fierce

fatigue or extreme tiredness

step heavily and cause damage

20. overtake

narrative song or poem about a story

state of uncertainty or confusion

to catch up with and pass

tease or torment with something desirable

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. livid

2. insure

3. disdain

4. brilliant

5. orator

6. beset

7. shiver

8. ignoble

9. trigger

10. provenance

11. exhaustion

12. entreat

13. birch

14. indict

15. validate

16. commence

17. brace

18. tectonics

19. implore

20. overtake

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. livid

2. insure

3. disdain

4. brilliant

5. orator

6. beset

7. shiver

8. ignoble

9. trigger

10. provenance

11. exhaustion

12. entreat

13. birch

14. indict

15. validate

16. commence

17. brace

18. tectonics

19. implore

20. overtake

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