to hold the full attention of; absorb

to expand, increase, or intensify

to use selfishly, unethically, or take unfair advantage of

no longer active or in use; out of date

able to be touched; having form and matter

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Improving Vocabulary Chapter 3

Question	Answer
acclaim	great praise or applause
adjacent	close or near to something
elicit	to bring out
engross	to hold the full attention of; absorb
escalate	to expand, increase, or intensify
exploit	to use selfishly, unethically, or take unfair advantage of
methodical	orderly; systematic
obsolete	no longer active or in use; out of date
tangible	able to be touched; having form and matter
terminate	to stop; bring to an end