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Vocabulary Drill
Chapter 1
abashed · embarrassed
abhorred · hated
adept · skilled
adroit · skillful
aggrandizement · high praise
annihilated · completely destroyed
argot · secret slang
ascended · rose up
asinine · inexcusably stupid
audibly · able to be heard
azure · blue like a clear sky
beseeched · pleaded with
bolted · moved suddenly
brooded · thought gloomily about
bustle · noisy activity
capitulating · giving in
coerced · forced
cognizant · aware
compelling · forceful or convincing
corroborate · confirm
distressed · upset
docile · obedient
dread · fear or anxiety
dutiful · behaving respectfully
elite · powerful and influential
embedded · surrounded closely
endorsements · expressions of support
exasperation · extreme annoyance
expurgated · cleansed
fastidious · careful
flourish · showy movement
forbearance · leniency or indulgence
frenetic · frenzied or frantic
furrowed · made lined or wrinkled
gleaming · shining
ignorance · lack of knowledge
imperious · commanding or bossy
implement · put to use
incompetent · unqualified
induced · caused to happen
ingenuous · innocent
insouciant · nonchalant or untroubled
interceded · came between to resolve a difference
inured · accustomed to something unpleasant
iridescent · lustrous or rainbowlike
ironic · opposite of the literal meaning
liability · a disadvantage
linger · hang around
luminous · glowing
muster · gather or summon
obscure · hide
perfunctorily · mechanically or unenthusiastically
peruse · read over casually
phlegmatic · unemotional
ponder · consider carefully
precise · exact
probe · testing device
prosaic · dull, unimaginative
pulchritude · beauty
rationalization · providing untrue reasons for behavior
recidivist · person who relapses
reconstruct · rebuild
sedate · steady and serious
stunted · not fully grown
supplication · begging
synesthete · one who hears shapes, sees colors, tastes sounds, etc. (invented word)
taciturn · silent
trepidation · fear or apprehension
tried · tests or strains
vice · moral failing or fault
vivacious · lively
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