1. Vocabulary
Lesson 1

2. 1. Avid: a strong desire for something
2. Brusque: abrupt in speech; attitude
3. Concise: to the point
4. Demean: to put down; lower self-esteem
5. Despicable: deserving dislike; contempt
6. Emulate: to try to be the same as; equal
7. Evoke: to produce
8. Excruciating: extremely painful

3. 9. Inaugurate: to elect into office
10. Pervade: to spread
11. Proprietor: an owner of a business or property
12. Pseudonym: a fake name
13. Rebuff: to reject outright
14. Resilient: to bounce back; recover quickly
15. turbulent: unruly; rough

4. Vocabulary
Lesson 2

5. 1. Abrasion: to wear or rub away
2. Clad: clothed or covered
3. Corroborate: to have evidence in backing up a thought or claim; to confirm
4. Cursory: a quick review; or done quickly
5. Dehydrate: to take out or remove water
6. Derive: to take or receive from a source
7. Electrify: to wire or equip with electric power
8. Endeavor: to make a great attempt

6. 9. Gingerly: carefully; delicately
10. Grimace: to show pain (in the face); disgust; or contempt
11. Gruesome: to cause horror or shock
12. Inventory: a list of what someone owns
13. Simulate: to imitate or acquire the qualities of
14. Succumb: to give up or yield
15. Surmise: to suggest or say something without evidence / proof

7. Vocabulary
Lesson 3

8. 1. Anonymous: unknown
2. Anthology: a collection of writings
3. Conjecture: conclusion based on insufficient evidence
4. Disposition: a person’s mood; personality
5. Encompass: to enclose; encircle
6. Extricate: to free from
7. Generation: each new birth in a family
8. Guile: cunning and deceitful

9. 9. Imperative: Urgent; important
10. Instill: to introduce gradually
11. Modify: to change; make less
12. Pivot: a small bar that turns; to turn
13. Prevalent: common and slowly accepted; widespread
14. Recur: to happen again and again
15. Spontaneous: unplanned

10. Vocabulary
Lesson 4

11. 1. Abhor: to disgust; detest
2. Affable: friendly
3. Amiss: incorrect
4. Despondent: discouraged; gloomy; sad
5. Entreat: to beg
6. Haunt: to stay in one’s mind; to visit often
7. Impel: to push forward; to drive
8. Interminable: endless

12. 9. Irascible: irritable; quick to temper
10. Profound: deep; involved; intense
11. Recluse: to live alone or apart from others
12. Reverberate: to repeat; echo
13. Sage: a color; a spice; to have wisdom
14. Tirade: a long angry speech
15. Tremulous: to show trembling or shaking