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Vocab: "The Bet"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Caprice | sudden, impulsive, and unmotivated action |
| Compulsory | forced; required; mandatory |
| Earnest | intense, a sincere state of mind |
| Emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| Cleaving | to split something into pieces |
| Frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
| Implore | to beg |
| Procure | to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| Renounce | to leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily |
| Stake | to place a bet on (something) (syn. wager) |
| Zealous | eager or devoted |
| Pampered | treated with extreme or excessive care and attention |
| Indiscriminately | at random (randomly) |
| Ethereal | extremely delicate or refined (as in beauty) heavenly (angelic in appearance) |
| Trifle | a detail that is considered insignificant |