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Improving Vocabulary Unit 2

Match the word with its definition. 50 words total.

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flagrantshockingly obvious; outrageous
ventureto take the risk of; dare
comprehensiveincluding all or much
rehabilitateto restore to a normal life through therapy or education
persevereto continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties
turmoilcomplete confusion; uproar
calamityan event brining great loss and misery
fluctuateto vary irregularly; to go up and down or back and forth
ponderto consider carefully; think deeply about
conventionalcustomary; ordinary
enigmaa mystery or puzzle
dispatchto send to a specific place or on specific business
nocturnalof, about, or happening in the night; active at night
attestto make a statement about something on the basis of personal experience; bear witness; testify
orientto determine ones' location or direction; to locate in relation to a direction (east, west, etc.)
discernto recognize; detect
enhanceto improve
mobilemoving or able to move from place to place
attributea quality or feature of a person or thing
exemplifyto be an example or; represent; be typical of
constituteto make up; be the parts of
defaultto fail to do something required
predominantmost common or most noticeable
prerequisitesomething required beforehand
confiscateto seize with authority; legally take possession of
decipherto interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)
nominalslight; very small compared with what might be expected
concurrenthappending or existing at the same time; simultaneous
recessiona temporary decline in business
hypotheticalsupposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary; theoretical
intricatehaving many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex
sufficeto be good enough
degenerateto worsen; deteriorate
sanctuarya place of safety, protection, or relief
intercedeto make a request or plead on behalf of someone else
vulnerableopen to damage or attack; susceptible
implausibledifficult to believe; unlikely
sinisterevil; wicked
scrutinyclose inspection; careful examination
incoherentunable to speak in an orderly, logical way
qualman uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is
garbleto mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble
gloatto feel or express delight or self-satisfaction; often spitefully
blightsomething that weakens, damages, or destroys
plagiarismusing someone else's writing or ideas as one's own
contriveto plan cleverly; think up
retaliateto return an injury for an injury; pay back
blatantvery obvious, often offensively so
immaculateperfectly clean
gauntthink and bony


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