Duplicate of Wordly Wise 3000, Book 10, Lessons 1-8 Final Exam Vocabulary Review

Question 1

Excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring.

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garish

Question 2

A stopping, either final or temporary.

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cessation

Question 3

Superficial, scattered knowledge; a small amount.

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smattering

Question 4

Having a very bad reputation; notorious; disgraceful; vicious.

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infamous

Question 5

Very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny.

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emaciated

Question 6

To put in a grave; to bury.

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inter

Question 7

To stir up or urge on; to provoke.

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instigate

Question 8

To overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse.

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condone

Question 9

To say negative and unfair things about; slander; evil; showing ill will.

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malign

Question 10

To fascinate or hypnotize.

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mesmerize

Question 11

An act or statement that may serve as an example or justification for a later one.

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precedent

Question 12

Person whose attention is focused on others rather than on her or his own feelings.

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extrovert

Question 13

Food and drink; a meal.

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repast

Question 14

To avoid through craftiness.

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circumvent

Question 15

A person or thing that destroys or causes harm.

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bane

Question 16

Mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief.

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doleful

Question 17

A regular and fixed amount of pay for work done or to help cover living or work expenses.

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stipend

Question 18

A state of balance.

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equilibrium

Question 19

Very small; tiny.

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diminutive

Question 20

The act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government.

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espionage

Question 21

A person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool.

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buffoon

Question 22

To speed up a process; to facilitate.

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expedite

Question 23

Lasting a very short time.

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ephemeral

Question 24

To make better; to become better; to improve.

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ameliorate

Question 25

Having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive.

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ambivalent

Question 26

Lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial.

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inconsequential

Question 27

To make more severe, bitter, or violent.

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exacerbate

Question 28

Worn-out with use; broken-down.

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decrepit

Question 29

A strong attraction or leaning.

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penchant

Question 30

Serving to restrain action or discourage use of.

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prohibitive

Question 31

Threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread.

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rampant

Question 32

Painfully moving, affecting, or touching.

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poignant

Question 33

To cut short or reduce.

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curtail

Question 34

A 100th anniversary or its celebration; of or pertaining to a period of 100 years.

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centennial

Question 35

A mass departure.

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exodus

Question 36

To give up or transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement.

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cede

Question 37

Able to be used up and then discarded or replaced.

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expendable

Question 38

Not called for; unnecessary; without charge; free.

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gratuitous

Question 39

A tool or instrument; to carry out.

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implement

Question 40

Near or next to; adjoining.

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adjacent

Duplicate of Wordly Wise 3000, Book 10, Lessons 1-8 Final Exam Vocabulary Review

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