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Extra Drill II

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proffer v. offer; suggestion
fretwork n. framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
excavate v. find by digging around; hollow
intriguing adj. to arouse the curiosity or interest; to plot craftily
obeisance n. the act of obeying; obedience; bowing
fluvial adj. relating to river
pelf n. informal term for money
prostrate adj. lying flat, face downward / v. get into a flat position as in submission reder defenseless
quell v. suppress (put down by forcE) or crush completely; overcome
isthmus a relatively narrow strip
choreograph v. compose a sequence of dance steps
charity n. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
skullduggery n. trickery
demoralized v. corrupt morally; made less hopeful
proscribe v. prohibit; forbid
drake n. adult male duck
hapless adj. pitiful; pathetic
animadversion n. censure; harsh disapproval
assail v. attack; assualt
suave adj. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
fealty  n. allegiance; the loyalty that citizens own to their country
corpulent adj. obese; excessively fat
postern n. a small gate in the rear of a fort
spartan adj. severe; resolute in the face of danger; practising great self-denial
decrepit adj. weakly; worn and broken down by hard use
indelible adj. unerasable; cannot be erased
brat n. a very troublesome child
aphid n. any small plant-sucking insects
bedecked v. decorate
exhaustive adj. performed comprehensively; thorough
collude v. to conspire in a fraud
vivify v. reanimate; give new life or energy
encipher v. write in code; encrypt
swarthy adj. dark-skinned
gruffness n. an abrupt discourteous (rude) manner
lionize v. assign great social importance to
addendum n. textual matter that is added onto a publication
exanimate adj. lifeless; no longer living
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