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Vocabulary

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Term
Definition
Oblivion   forgetfulness  
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Rankling   irritating  
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Penury   extreme poverty  
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Caprice   whim  
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Cursory   hastily done  
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Prognosticated   predicted  
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Countenance   face;facial features  
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Indefatigable   tireless  
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Obliterated   destroying completely  
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Fetter   shackle  
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Immutable   unchanging  
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Vacillating   fluctuating;waivering  
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Salubrious   healthful  
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Carnage   destruction of life  
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Ignominious   disgraceful  
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Timorous   fearful  
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Obdurate   stubborn  
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Perdition   damnation;complete ruin  
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Inexorable   relentless;unyielding  
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Precipitous   steep  
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Commiserate   feel or express sympathy  
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Slaked   quenched  
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Debilitated   weakened  
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Inclemency   storminess  
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Sustenance   means of food or nourishment  
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Purloined   stolen  
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Benevolent   generous  
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Exhortations   urgings  
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Abhorrent   detested;hated  
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Wantonly   immorally;cruely  
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Augmented   increased  
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Epithets   abusive words or phrases  
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Sanguinary   bloody  
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Detrimental   harmful,damaging  
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Indolence   laziness  
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Languid   weary;listless  
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Sophisms   believable, but misleading arguments  
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Reveries   daydreams  
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Calamity   disaster  
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Interment   burial  
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Retrospect   looking  
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Repugnance   loathing  
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Imperious   domineering  
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Appalling   shocking  
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Posterity   future generations  
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Portend   predict  
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Diabolical   devilish  
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Satiated   fully satisfied  
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Conflagration   a great fire  
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