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1. malignant

kept secret or concealed

promote or boast loudly; person promoting

very dangerous or harmful; cancerous

plural of stimulus causing response

2. symmetry

balanced proportions and arrangement

rejection of something; refusal

dense growth of bushes or small trees

relating to time or worldly things

3. sneer

excessively talkative; chatty

relating to the human body

special skill or talent

make a contemptuous smile

4. champagne

descriptive nickname or phrase

person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

a sparkling wine from france

excess or overabundance

5. exhortation

a strong wire or bundle of wires; to send via cable

curved piece of metal or wood for catching or holding

urgent or earnest urging

act of asking for something

6. mortify

humiliate or cause suffering or embarrassment

to approve or support publicly

object of worship or admiration

abrupt or rudely brief

7. transform

small line on skin due to aging

change in form or appearance

person who raids at sea

cut off completely

8. sate

related to technology or specialized knowledge

shamelessly obvious or conspicuous

satisfy fully; fill to excess

one who carries out execution

9. redoubtable

garment covering the front of the body

to avoid by quick movement

warn or reprimand someone firmly

worthy of respect; formidable

10. client

interfere in others' affairs without permission

off the correct path or way

a customer or patron

shine intermittently with a flickering light

11. override

quick and agile in movement or action

to think deeply about

anxiously tense or worried

to overrule or cancel something

12. cataclysm

emotion that evokes pity or compassion

spin rapidly in circles

a sudden disastrous event

fair or unbiased

13. desist

done to deceive or cheat

to cease or stop

narrow passage of water

partner in wrongdoing or crime

14. calamity

open area of high, barren land; secure boat

a disastrous event causing suffering

to accomplish or complete

to provoke or stir up

15. rouse

unaware; unconscious

bark of cork oak; stopper for bottles

to calm or soothe angry feelings

wake up; stir emotionally or physically

16. scandalous

added to complete or enhance

shocking; morally improper

dried out from heat or dehydration

sudden and urgent situation

17. valedictory

female horse; large ocean surface

relating to farewell speaking

minor wrongful act or offense

dog used for hunting; pursue relentlessly

18. gentry

a shady resting place in a garden

to cease or stop

aristocratic or upper-class people

make a contemptuous smile

19. target

person holding heretical beliefs

to spread throughout

to comfort or lessen grief; a control panel

goal or object aimed at

20. profoundly

well-timed or favorable

to plan or scheme cleverly

deeply or intensely

tall grass with hard woody stems

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. malignant

2. symmetry

3. sneer

4. champagne

5. exhortation

6. mortify

7. transform

8. sate

9. redoubtable

10. client

11. override

12. cataclysm

13. desist

14. calamity

15. rouse

16. scandalous

17. valedictory

18. gentry

19. target

20. profoundly

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. malignant

2. symmetry

3. sneer

4. champagne

5. exhortation

6. mortify

7. transform

8. sate

9. redoubtable

10. client

11. override

12. cataclysm

13. desist

14. calamity

15. rouse

16. scandalous

17. valedictory

18. gentry

19. target

20. profoundly

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