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1
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Inundate

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To flood

Even though his boat was almost inundated, the skipper was loath* to radio for help.

2
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Fruitless

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Useless

After a fruitless attempt to wrest* control of the government, the traitors were incarcerated.

3
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Poignant

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Moving, painful to the feelings

The sermon was poignant enough to bring tears to the brash* delinquent’s eyes.

4
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Garbled

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Confused, mixed up

Although the message was garbled, its salient* points were clear enough.

5
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Sanguine

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Optimistic

Because the malignancy* had gone unchecked, the surgeons were not sanguine about the patient’s chances.

6
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Phlegmatic

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Calm, hard to rouse to action

Harriet’s egregious* error disturbed even her phlegmatic employer.

7
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Corroborate

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Confirm, support

Even the swindler’s nefarious* accomplice refused to corroborate his alibi.

8
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Comprehensive

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Thorough

In order to get the job, you had to go through the drudgery* of filling out a ten-page comprehensive questionnaire.

9
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Zealous

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Enthusiastic

The fund raiser was so zealous that he solicited* money from a Salvation Army Santa Claus.

10
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Coerce

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To force

The elusive* fugitive was coerced by his attorney into surrendering.

11
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Elapse

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To slip by

Inadvertently*, Emma had allowed two months to elapsed before paying her rent.

12
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Meticulous

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Careful

The meticulous musician had nothing but disdain* for his disorganized friends.

13
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Domicile

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Home

A man’s domicile is his castle.

14
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Lax

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Careless, negligent

Because the watchman was lax, thievery was rampant* at the warehouse.

15
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Sporadic

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Occasional

The lackluster* battle was punctuated by sporadic mortar fire.

16
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Rash

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Adj. too hasty, reckless

It was exceedingly rash of lightweight to insult the belligerent* longshoreman.

17
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Conjecture

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Guess

It was sheer conjecture on the detective’s part but it led to the arrest of the vexatious* counterfeiters.

18
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Obviate

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Do away with, eliminate

The necessity for preparing sandwiches was obviate when the picnic was postponed.

19
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Lurid

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Sensational

The newspaper switched from mundane* coverage to lurid reporting.

20
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Quip

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Joke

Hamlet remembered that Yorick was always ready with a lusty quip.