Lesson 37
Definitions
1. assimilate
uh SIM uh late
to take in and incorporate as one's own, to absorb
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Antonym >> to reject
He assimilated many new experiences on his trip to the Orient.
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2. begrudge
assimilated, assimilating, assimilation, assimilationist, assimilative, assimilatory, assimilativeness, assimilator
to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment
buh GRUJ
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Antonym >> to give willingly
She did not begrudge the money spent on her child's education.
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3. bulwark
begrudged, begrudging, begrudgingly
BOOL wark
a strong defense or something that defends
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Antonym >> weakness
Nuclear arms are our bulwark against invasion.
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4. commodious
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bulwarks
kuh MO dee us
affording ample space and room; adapted to or suitable for use
capacious, ample, serviceable
Antonym >> cramped and crowded
The room was of a commodious, well-proportioned size.
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5. conglomerate
commodiously, commodiousness, commodity
kun GLOM ur it
a mixture of many things
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Antonym >> separated elements
When the three companies merged, a giant conglomerate was formed.
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6. dissolution
conglomerated, conglomerating, conglomeratic, conglomeritic, conglomeration
dis uh LOO shun
disintegration, decomposition and dispersion
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Antonym >> integration
The dissolution of the partnership caused him much grief.
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dissolute, dissolutely, dissoluteness, dissolutive, dissoluble
dither
DITH ur
a state of trembling excitement or fear; vacillation; a trembling; vibration
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Antonym >> action with assurance
I am in a dither about whose offer to accept to the prom.
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dithered, dithering, dithery
evocative
eh VOK uh tiv
calling forth, calling to mind
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Antonym >> forgetful
The play was evocative in that it made me recall my youth.
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evocatively, evocativeness, evocatory, evocator, evocation, evoke
frenetic
fruh NET ik
frenzied, frantic
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Antonym >> calm; serene
The mother became frenetic when the chicken bone lodged in her baby's throat.
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10. grisly
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frenetically, frenetical
ghastly, inspiring fear
GRIS lee
gruesome, lurid, macabre
Antonym >> attractive
The scene of the car accident was a grisly sight.
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11. ignoble
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grisliness, grisliest
of lowly origin, without honor
ig NO bul
abject, mean, sordid
Antonym >> noble; grand; lofty
I do not like his ignoble ideas.
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ignobility, ignobleness, ignobly
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12. impel
to urge or to drive forward (usually with moral pressure)
im PEL
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Antonym >> to restrain
I will impel him to study more often in order to pass this class.
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13. intercede
impelling, impellment, impeller, impelled
in ter SEDE
to intervene and to act as a mediator
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Antonym >> to stand aside
I will intercede on your behalf in your dispute with your boss if you believe it will do some good.
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14. lugubrious
interceder, intercession, intercessional, intercessive, intercessor, intercessorial
loo GOO bree us
excessively mournful
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Antonym >> rejoicing
The woman shed lugubrious tears at the funeral of her husband and daughter.
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15. mutinous
lugubriosity, lugubriously, lugubriousness
MYOOT un us
rebellious, unruly
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Antonym >> agreeable; compatible
The crew grew mutinous because they thought they might sail right off the edge of the earth.
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16. paragon
mutiny, mutinously, mutinousness, mutinize, mutinies
PAIR uh gon
a model of excellence or perfection
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The minister was a paragon of virtue in all his affairs.
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17. perennial
Synonyms >>
paragonize
puh REN ee ul
lasting for many years
constant, incessant, perpetual, unremitting
Antonym >> annual
The Dallas Cowboys were often a perennial favorite to win the Super Bowl.
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18. potent
perennially
powerful, having a strong effect
POTE unt
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> ineffectual
They gave me a potent pain killer to stop the throbbing sensation in my leg.
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19. pucker
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potence, potency
to gather into wrinkles or irregular folds
PUK ur
wrinkle, furrow, contract
Antonym >> to straighten
His lips puckered into a low whistle when he heard her name.
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20. retrograde
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puckered, puckering, puckerer, puckery
REH truh grade
moving backward
withdrawing, receding, backward
Antonym >> moving forward
That particular object is moving in retrograde motion.
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21. skewed
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retrograded, retrograding, retrogradely, retrogradingly
not straight, crooked, slanting
SKYOOD
asymmetrical
Antonym >> straight
The telescope did not work because of the skewed alignment of the mirrors.
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22. supersede
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skew, skewness
soo pur SEDE
to replace, to cause to be displaced or set aside
displace, supplant
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This new law will supersede all previous laws.
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23. translucence
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supersedure, supersedence
trans LOO suns
the quality of allowing passage of light but not a clear view
limpidity, transparency
Antonym >> opaqueness; darkness
Because of the translucence of the water, I could see a body but could not tell whose it was.
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24. verdant
translucency, translucent, translucently
fresh and green
VUR dunt
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Antonym >> barren
The verdant golf course was in great shape for the tournament.
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25. zany
verdancy
comical and outlandish
ZAY nee
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> solemn
The zany clown made the children laugh.
Derivatives >>
zanies, zanyism
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Lesson 37
Matching Test
Directions: Choose the definition that best matches the meaning of the vocabulary word. Place the
answer of your choice in the space provided.
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to urge; to drive forward
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disintegration; decomposition
a strong defense
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to give reluctantly
calling to mind
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intercede
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lasting for many years
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model of excellence; perfect example
to intervene; to act as mediator
excessively mournful
to replace; to cause to be replaced
powerful
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rebellious; unruly
not straight; crooked; slanting
comical and outlandish
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quality of allowing passage of light
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Lesson 37
Sentence Completion
assimilate
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The father would never _______________________ his children’s request for money; he was
never reluctant to give to them.
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The _______________________ ballroom gave us ample room for dancing.
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The man’s _______________________ pace in the race became even more hurried after he had a
flat tire and fell one minute behind the leading car.
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His _______________________ ideas betrayed his lowly origin and his lack of honor.
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As the partnership began to disintegrate, he knew that the _______________________ of the
company was at hand.
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After the accident she began to tremble, and by the time the police arrived, she was in a real
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The _______________________ passage in the book brought back to my mind the days of my
youth in which I had faced a similar situation.
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The decaying body was a _______________________ sight; I never expected to see anything so
ghastly.
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Perhaps receiving that failing grade will _______________________ him to study more; we have
tried to urge him ourselves without success.
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Germany’s poor naval powers made the sea the
_______________________ it became our strongest defense.
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The book is a _______________________ that contains poems, short stories, essays and even a
few recipes.
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As soon as the patient can _______________________ the medicine, he will begin to regain his
strength; it will take an hour for his body to absorb the chemicals.
United
States’
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lugubrious
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The captain was not able to pacify the _______________________ crew before they attacked him
and took over the ship.
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The ________________ clown was delightful to watch; he was both comical and outlandish.
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The woman’s _______________________ wailing and crying seemed a little excessive for the
mourning of a mere acquaintance.
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I have hired a lawyer to _______________________ with the court on my behalf; it appears that I
am going to need a mediator.
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Cousin Billy, whom we once considered a _______________________ of virtue, was just
convicted of tax evasion; he obviously was not the shining example who we thought he was.
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The Lakers were the _______________________ NBA champions of the 1980s, winning the title
year after year.
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The _______________________ of the jellyfish was amazing; we could see light shining right
through its thin, veil-like substance.
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The doctor gave Sally the most _______________________ medicine available, a very powerful
antibiotic.
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The _______________________ lines on the graph caused a misinterpretation of the figures; had
the lines been straight, the reading would have been more accurate.
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The _______________________ pasture was fresh and green in the morning.
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This new model of transistor will _______________________ last year’s model, replacing it
within six weeks.
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As soon as the girl tasted the lemon flavor, she started to _______________________ her lips,
drawing them up into cute little wrinkles.
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Sometimes this business appears to be going in _______________________; instead of moving
forward, we seem to be going backward.
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Matching Tests
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Matching Tests
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Lesson 60
Ex. A
Ex. B
Lesson 59
Ex. A
Ex. B
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Ex. A
Ex. B
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Matching Tests
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Lesson 64
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Lesson 65
Ex. A
Ex. B
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Sentence Completion
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Lesson 37
Lesson 38
Lesson 39
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begrudge
commodious
frenetic
ignoble
dissolution
dither
evocative
grisly
impel
bulwark
conglomerate
assimilate
mutinous
zany
lugubrious
intercede
paragon
perennial
translucence
potent
skewed
verdant
supersede
pucker
retrograde
adamant, gambol
egregious, barbarism
abrogate
colloquial
impaled
immunity
effrontery
compatriot
hemophilia
defused
libertarian, utopian
tarry
palliate
temerity, tawdry
noxious
palatable
pernicious
pallor
mired, knotty
skulk
declivity
germinate, foliage
connoisseur
fly-by-night
debauchery
ebullient
airing
beguiled, legerdemain
augury
diatribe
lachrymose
kudos, rectitude
rend, disencumber
impromptu, lurid
gratis
hues
muse
Philistines
uproarious
schisms
Lesson 40
Lesson 41
Lesson 42
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cloistered, hoary
appended, fanaticism
apprised, disentangle
infernal, fermented
ardent
constricted, musty
feint
multifarious, jaunty
matriarchs, progeny
ruminate
unobtrusive, replicate
precipice
malefactor
precipitously
obstreperous
forestalled, gnarled
amulet, burnished
knoll, aviary
epitome, evanescent
fester, circumvent
mural, itinerant
magnate, omnipotent
wily, overt
scale, pinnacle
preeminence
staid
tenure
puritanical
prurient
summary
subjective
valid
unfathomable
gravitate, maverick
revelry, incensed
indigent, frugal
abnegated
forsake, chronic
guise
illicit
plunderer
predator, intuitively
impregnable, insuperable
malign, malfeasant
thwart, irreverent
sanguine
vulnerable, vitriolic
taut, timorous
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Lesson 44
Lesson 45
1. extrinsic
2. coterie
3. disapprobation
4. despairing
5. betoken
6. fallible
7. cite
8. extemporaneous
9. gentility
10. decelerate
11. communal
12. apogee
13. supplant
14. waver
15. reprise
16. puerile
17. pulchritude
18. opprobrium
19. moratorium
20. intrinsic
21. implicit
22. iniquity
23. kinetic
24. scathing
25. topicality
1. disavowal
2. appease, defrauded
3. abrasive
4. ellipsis
5. mote
6. bewailed
7. idolatry
8. fussbudget
9. countermand
10. cleft
11. eclipse
12. malicious
13. personification
14. precept
15. supplication
16. venturesome
17. optimum
18. repulse
19. waylay
20. traduced
21. sophistry
22. scribe
23. prate
24. pertinacity
1. gamely
2. indices
3. appreciated
4. fatalistic
5. discretion
6. ignominy
7. couple
8. cliché
9. chaff, emollient
10. bigot
11. idiosyncrasy
12. malingered
13. wheedle
14. preciosity
15. ossify
16. scurry
17. sophomoric
18. infidel
19. motley
20. pestilence
21. surly
22. verify
23. transgression
24. vent
Lesson 46
Lesson 47
Lesson 48
1. garnished
2. floe
3. fission
4. dotard, bilked
5. coven
6. coda
7. accrue
8. emotive
9. imbibe
10. incarcerated, malodorous
11. petty
12. noisome
13. scuttle
14. resourceful
15. transmutation
16. versatile
17. solvent
18. whelp
19. purveyor
20. mottled
21. ostensible
22. pensive
23. spangles
1. chortle
2. blunderbuss
3. arboreal
4. befuddled
5. acerbic
6. credible, articulate
7. influx
8. enthralling
9. coddle
10. flaccid
11. encumber
12. requite
13. perishable
14. synchronize
15. scythe
16. pyromania
17. trek
18. verve
19. query
20. marshal
21. précis
22. sphinx
23. travesty
24. winnow
1. germane
2. flower
3. crescendo
4. bolted
5. codicil
6. aperture
7. endowed
8. martial, nimble
9. abject
10. array
11. genial
12. laggard
13. palette
14. philologists, refrain
15. quaint
16. searing
17. resurge
18. precognition
19. splice
20. syncopation
21. vestiges
22. trenchant
23. winsome
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Lesson 50
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import
cognate
deterrent
fluid
disinterred
insentient
bovine
cumbersome
integral
corporeal
inimical
adage
quake
reputable, masochistic
palisade
wispy
retraction
seasoned
stagnant
synthetic
vicissitudes
lampoon
phlegmatic
preface
dynamic
impoundment
cupidity
ensconced
disjunction
germinal
broach
fulsome
facsimile
adroit
commission
insufferable
largess
table
phobia
turpitude
pall
vignettes
wistful
quash, restitution
premonition
retrenchment
sedentary
stand
askew
latitude
junta
chaste, disrepute
compost
curmudgeon
foliated
hydrophobia
witticisms, artful
advocacy
bucolic
rabid
palpable
malediction
unassailable, pillaging
phoenix
sedulously
prepossessing
nadir
stark
tangible
vile
Lesson 52
Lesson 53
Lesson 54
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improvidence
intransigent
distant
rail at, dowager
buffeted
cutlery
entrench
leavened
compunction
asperity
glacial
seethe
retrospection, reverie
wooden
vim
narcissistic
methodically
picayune
panache
prescient
stately
unctuous
matriculated
diurnal
concentration
ford, enmesh
astronomical
maxim
dashiki, swatch
impugned
epicure
aggrandizement
by-line
legacy
rarefied
nascent
rhapsodize
tart
papyrus
seminal
pigeonhole
stilted
unflappable
yoke
visceral
prestidigitation
imputed
epithets
divinations
inveterate
concomitant
foremost, influence
goaded
calcify
monastic
attenuated
mellifluous
zenith
necromancy
parasite
theatrical, ribald
potentate
primeval
visionary
unnerved
onus
ravenous
sententious
stint
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Lesson 56
Lesson 57
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mellow
rife
forensic
document
alchemist, amalgam
caldron
nettle, protuberance
inaugural
august
conduit
invidious
teeming
stipend
zephyr
reprehensible
solace
refractory
unremitting
privation
pared
vitiated
serendipity
placebo
Lesson 58
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22.
berate
delimits
forswore
aplomb
discriminating, grotto
celerity, cascade
automaton
circuitous
dormer
execrable
meritorious
limpid
unwittingly, ruffian
stratum
regimen
tensile
plumage
rotund
shepherd
pathogenic
progenitor
vogue
defunct
grievous
calipers
iota
formidable
aura
congenital
fomenting
allay
dolt
epochal
inauspicious
vituperation
melodeon
neuter
serrated
plaintive
titter
warp
parity
riled
unsung
proffer
vanguard
superb
acumen, excoriate
autocrat, gaunt
conspicuous, iridescence
licentious
menagerie
allegory
incapacitated
conjecture
domicile
rivulet, serpentine
stooped, trowel
pastiche
profundity
unwieldy
stoke
temperate
vivify
plausible
nihilist
refuge
Lesson 59
Lesson 60
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20.
21.
22.
23.
failing
catacombs
diorama
consecrate
ambience
demarcation
itinerary
inexorable
awry
exhume
forte
icons
remit
peal
lineage
metaphysical
pneumatic
shrill
upshot
voluptuous
phalanx, noncombatant
propinquity
strife
routed
juxtaposed
balm
loiter
jaded
hallmark
demure, demur
fountainhead
inclement
furrows
expiate
conservatory
monolithic
propound
repast, peccadillo
rudiments
sieve
polemicist
vouchsafed
obeisance
reneged
tether
urban
mince
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Lesson 61
Lesson 62
Lesson 63
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barbs, afoot
harbinger
censorious
fractious, disinclination
droll
extant
anachronism
jargon
franchise
inconsequential
propriety
urbane
scanty
repress
perpetuate
opalescent
obviated
mettle
peevish
polyphony
simper
sublimated
renunciation
jaundiced
abode, threadbare
analgesic
incorporeal
dross
contusion
extradite
centrifuge
dereliction
lexicon
histrionics
lustrous
pejorative
proscribe
pragmatic
utter
submissive
tidings, pontificate
oculist
reparation
ruse
soliloquy
sinecure
Lesson 64
Lesson 65
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24.
materialized, sanctified
convocation
hidebound
desist
ancillary
fruition
ductile
jubilee
bedlam
exuded
inculcate
malady
vagabonds
sleuth
wane
mobile
omnipresent
percipient
tiers
posterity
venal
protagonist
sully
wary
baseness, carnal
analogous
inextricable
hermetic
extrapolation
derivative
incrusted
dub
jocose
convalescence
fraught
tome
saboteur
maelstrom
proselytizer
pendant
portal
sleeper
wanderlust
subterranean, wan
vacuity
superlative
mnemonic
cherubic
facile
coquette
flaunt
a cappella
despoiled
fugitive
dulcet
cosmetology, modicum
anecdote
aberration
slough
malapropism
omniscience
perdition
juncture
titanic
postscript
protean
wanton
sundered
metamorphosis
repose
fissure
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