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DETRIMENT

CAUSING DAMAGE OR LOSS

DEXTEROUS

SKILLFUL IN USING BODY OR HANDS

DISCRETION

GOOD JUDGMENT IN ACTIONS OR SPEECH

FACETIOUS

PLAYFULLY JOKING

GREGARIOUS

OUTGOING, SOCIABLE

OPTIMUM

BEST POSSIBLE; DESIRABLE

OSTENTATIOUS

SHOWY; FLASHY; MEANT TO IMPRESS OTHERS

SCRUPULOUS

CAUTIOUS; CAREFUL; CONSCIENTIOUS

SENSORY

HAVING TO DO WITH THE SENSES; HEARING, SIGHT, TOUCH

VICARIOUS

NOT EXPERIENCED DIRECTLY; LIVE THOUGH OTHERS

COLLABORATE

WORK WITH OTHERS; COOPERATE

DESPONDENT

HOPELESS; DOWNHEARTED; SAD

INSTIGATE

STIR UP; MOVE OTHERS TO ACTION

RESILIENT

ABLE TO RECOVER QUICKLY FROM A BAD SITUATION

RETROSPECT

REVIEWING THE PAST; THINK OF PAST

RUDIMENTARY

THE BASICS, THE FUNDAMENTALS

SCOFF

MAKE FUN OF; LAUGH AT; MOCK

SQUELCH

SUPPRESS; CRUSH; SILENCE

VENERATE

REVERE; RESPECT DEEPLY

ZEALOT

A PERSON WHO IS TOTALLY DEVOTED TO A CAUSE

AMBIGUOUS

NOT CLEAR; ANSWER IS NOT EASY TO FOLLOW

DISSIDENT

ONE WHO IS OPPOSED TO IDEAS OR BELIEFS IN POLITICS OR RELIGION

EMBELLISH

DECORATE OR BEAUTIFY

FRITTER

TO WASTE OR SPEND FOOLISHLY

INADVERTENT

NOT PLANNED; ACCIDENTAL

INANE

SILLY OR FOOLISH

JUXTAPOSE

PLACE TOGETHER TO COMPARE OR CONTRAST

LETHARGY

LACK OF ENERGY; LAZINESS

SPORADIC

HAPPENING NOW AND THEN; OCCASIONAL

SUBSIDIZE

TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY

BERATE

TO SCOLD OR CRITICIZE HARSHLY

ESTRANGE

TO ALIENATE; TO SET APART; UNFRIENDLY

EUPHORIC

OVERJOYED; IMMENSELY HAPPY

IMPETUOUS

DONE IN A HURRY; IMPULSIVE

INFALLIBLE

NOT CAPABLE OF ERROR

MAUDLIN

OVERLY EMOTIONAL OR SENTIMENTAL

REGRESS

GO BACK OR RETURN TO A FORMER BEHAVIOR OR CONDITION

RELINQUISH

TO SURRENDER OR GIVE UP SOMETHING

UBIQUITOUS

FOUND EVERYWHERE; EXISTING EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME

ZENITH

THE HIGHEST POINT; THE TOP; PEAK

CHARLATAN

A FAKE; ONE WHO MAKES FALSE CLAIMS TO A SKILL

CORROBORATE

TO SUPPORT OR CONFIRM EVIDENCE

DISSEMINATE

TO SPREAD OR SCATTER; DISTRIBUTE

DIVERGE

GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS; BRANCH OFF

DORMANT

TO SLEEP OR BE INACTIVE

HOIST

TO LIFT

ILLICIT

ILLEGAL; AGAINST THE LAW

IRREVOCABLE

CAN NOT BE UN DONE; CAN NOT BE REVERSED

PRECIPITATE

TO START OR CAUSE TO HAPPEN QUICKLY

PROLIFERATION

FAST GROWTH OR RAPID SPREAD OR INCREASE

ANTE-; ANTI

BEFORE; PRECEEDING

CHRONO; CHRONTIME; IN ORDER

-CIDE

TO KILL

DE-

REMOVE OR SEPARATE

DORM

SLEEP; REST

EXTRA-

OUTSIDE; BEYOND

-JECT

THROW OR TOSS

LIBER; LIVER

FREE; FREEDOM

VIT; VIV

LIFE; LIVELY

VOC-; VOK-

VOICE; CALL

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