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Vocabulary List 11

tedious – boring caustic – like acid; corrosive belittle – to make to seem little refute – to disprove slander – to defame; to speak maliciously of someone stringent – strict; restrictive fickle – capricious; whimsical; unpredictable

Vocabulary List 12

desecrate – to profane a holy place (the opposite of consecrate) benign – gentle; not harmful; kind; mild compliant – yielding; submissive innumerable – too many to number or count; many exemplify – to serve as an example of diffident – timid; lacking in self-esteem or self-confidence gullible – overly trusting; willing to believe anything

Vocabulary List 13

propriety – properness; good manners enthrall – to thrill heed – to listen to discernment – insight; ability to see things clearly enigma – mystery eccentric – not conventional; a little kooky; irregular acute – sharp; shrewd

Vocabulary List 14

diligent – hardworking squander – to waste incessant – unceasing; never-ending provocative – exciting; attracting attention austere – unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money expedite – to make faster or easier

Vocabulary List 15

pragmatic – practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than on theory ascetic – hermit-like; practicing self-denial voluntary – willing; unforced fastidious – meticulous; demanding astute – perceptive; intelligent engender – to create; to produce incoherent – jumbled; chaotic; impossible to understand