one taking the blame for the mistake and crimes of others

to dig or make a tunnel under; weaken the support of

to turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone

keen; penetrating; cutting deep

merely touching a subject; not dealing with it at all

not conforming to approved standards of behavior

a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause

to shrivel; to lose courage or to be ashamed

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1
Define censure
to cause
to twist or squirm
to blame
to cover up
2
Define scapegoat
to shrivel
one taking the blame for the mistake and crimes of others
having to do with heaven
a runaway goat
3
Define undermine
hard to overcome
the villain in the movie The Incredibles
immoral
to dig or make a tunnel under; weaken the support of
4
Define catharsis
to soak through
betrayal of trust
a nerve in the eye
emotional purification
5
Define verbose
wordy
to treat with disrespect
to make young or fresh again
a part of speech containing the action
6
Define alienate
gaudy and cheap
to turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone
to shrivel
to abduct
7
Define alleviate
to relieve
narrow-minded
to blame
to be absent
8
Define unequivocal
happening by chance
plain; very clear in meaning
to be aggressive
adament
9
Define incisive
being unable to decide
having to do with heaven
keen; penetrating; cutting deep
clumsy
10
Define fortuitous
to sharpen
to be wealthy
happening by chance
the building of a fortress
11
Define desecrate
to devote
betrayal of trust
to treat with disrespect
to penetrate
12
Define scoff
to sneeze and cough simultaneously
to make fun of
to laugh excessively
to gain knowledge
13
Define zenith
unsympathetic
the highest point
something that is overwhelming
coming at the end
14
Define tawdry
to be late
gaudy and cheap
to treat with disrespect
unclean
15
Define incipient
an animal with a pouch
to soak through
accidentally
in an early stage
16
Define tangential
to try to equal
merely touching a subject; not dealing with it at all
a type of citrus fruit
something that is fading
17
Define lucid
devilish
to involve in a quarrel
fantastical; unbelievable
rational; clear-minded
18
Define ungainly
clumsy; awkward
to make fun of
unsympathetic
displeasing to look at
19
Define inadvertent
not done on purpose
the claw of a bird of prey
to soak through
something that is advertised
20
Define celestial
having to do with heaven
to lose courage or be ashamed
a grand celebration
wordy
21
Define whet
in an early stage
to sharpen
to soak through
external
22
Define derogatory
to sharpen
extremely angry
betrayal of trust
tending to lower in estimation
23
Define unethical
unpleasant
incorrect
not conforming to approved standards of behavior
a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause
24
Define furtive
someone who is wealthy
secret
to save money
to shrivel
25
Define relegate
to rule
to banish
to distribute duty
tending to in lower estimation
26
Define writhe
to twist or spin
to soak through
to relieve
to cause
27
Define affinity
to express strong disapproval
make legally sound
natural attraction
lasting forever
28
Define peruse
distracted
not done on purpose
to soak through
to study; to read
29
Define aggrandizement
to make angry
to severely annoy
to increase in rank or wealth
external
30
Define refurbish
to try to equal
to make like new
the process of cleaning the body of an automobile
tending to in lower in estimation
31
Define peripheral
external
someone who is of equal value
stinging
to honor
32
Define aloof
to twist or squirm
to be extremely passionate about something
to blame
unsympathetic
33
Define validate
extraordinarily brave
pleasing to the taste or smell
to increase in rank or wealth
to make legally sound
34
Define hypothetical
external
to be extremely cold; freezing
plain; very clear in meaning
made up
35
Define tedious
something that is easy
light-hearted
gentle
wearisome; boring
36
Define emulate
clownish
to try to equal
to come from within
to increase in rank or wealth
37
Define zany
not done on purpose
to be extremely passionate
in an early stage
clownish
38
Define zealot
a person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause
having to do with the heavens
someone who is hallucinating
one taking the blame for the mistakes and crimes of others
39
Define redundant
repetitive
a drumming pattern
external
to sharpen
40
Define incongruous
clumsy; awkward
narrow-minded
to follow a pathway
inappropriate; out of place
41
Define engender
to make fun of
to banish
to bring trouble
to cause
42
Define levity
lack of seriousness
a leave of absence
to levitate
not done on purpose
43
Define despot
a store with a wide selection of a specific genre of items
monarch with limited power
someone who deposits something
monarch with unlimited power
44
Define chastise
to cause
an irritation of the skin
to criticize severely
able to live or exist
45
Define viable
something of great worth
to be brave
able to live or exist
to twist or spin
46
Define formidable
something that is banned
hard to overcome
immoral
not done on purpose
47
Define savory
pleasing to the taste or smell
to soak through
a type of small houseplant
hard to overcome
48
Define saturate
to increase in rank or wealth
to soak through
pleasing to the taste or smell
to sit for an extended period of time
49
Define wither
to shrivel; to lose courage or to be ashamed
natural attraction
emotional purification
to melt
50
Define caustic
plain; very clear in meaning
stationary; not moving
stinging
a political sub-group
51
Define perfidy
to penetrate
a sudden good idea
to be perfect
betrayal of trust
52
Define venerate
to deviate from the desired path
to honor
the claw of a bird of prey
lack of seriousness
53
Define enervate
to weaken
to draw blood
to be inventive
to shrivel
54
Define deprecate
hard to overcome
to lose value
overwhelmingly sad
to express strong disapproval
55
Define listless
undirected
without a list
weaken the support of
marked by a lack of energy or enthusiasm
56
Define philistine
narrow-minded
to fill exactly
to overflow
people group in the Old Testament who battled the Israelites
57
Define rejuvenate
betrayal of trust
natural attraction
to study the skin
to make young or fresh again
58
Define talon
a unique skill
aggressive
immoral
the claw of a bird of prey
59
Define wanton
immoral
a type of Chinese dumpling
to desire something
lack of seriousness
60
Define embroil
to cook
to involve in a quarrel
emotional purification
external

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