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Vocabulary Drill
Chapter Five
acknowledged · recognized or accepted
administration · officials
attributes · traits
banal · ordinary or predictable
boisterous · lively or noisy
chaos · commotion or madness
commingled · mixed or blended
confront · challenge or face
contemplating · considering or thinking over
convey · express or get across
corroborated · confirmed
cowed · scared or intimidated
craving · hunger or desire
credited · given recognition
cringing · wincing or flinching
decade · ten years
deduced · figured out
deemed · judged or considered
devoured · ate quickly
disreputable · dishonest
enamored · in love with
encounter · meeting
excise · cut out
exclusive · private or restricted
fatuous · stupid or childish
feasible · possible
flagrant · obvious or glaring
focus · concentration
futile · useless or unsuccessful
gamely · eagerly or cheerfully
hazardous · dangerous
heckled · harassed or jeered at
heretofore · up to this point
incisive · sharp or perceptive
inferior · lesser or worse
ingratiate · suck up to
inkling · hunch or idea
insinuate · weasel a way into
insomnia · sleeplessness
intemperate · hotheaded
interrogate · interview or cross-examine
lamenting · crying about
livid · furious
mediocre · average or second-rate
noxious · poisonous or harmful
oblivious · unaware
obsequiously · in an overly flattering or polite manner
obsolete · out-of-date
obstreperous · loudmouthed or unruly
palpable · physical or solid
prevail · win or succeed
queasy · sick or uneasy
quotidian · daily
refurbishment · restoration or renovation
regime · rulers or commanders
relished · enjoyed
remedial · meant for slower learners
reprimand · scolding or lecture
reputable · highly regarded
reverberated · echoed or boomed
scholarly · intellectual
sporadic · occasional or intermittent
stealthy · quiet or sneaky
tolerant · open-minded
truncating · cutting short
uncouth · crude or offensive
unwholesome · dishonest or indecent
vain · proud or conceited
vapid · dull or bland
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