LA Vocab Test 7 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Importune | Ask urgently |
| Incontrovertible | Undeniable |
| Surreptitious | Stealthy, Accomplished by secret |
| Haven | Place of safety |
| Subjugate | Conquer |
| Idiom: To take the bull by the horns | To face a problem directly |
| Ultimate | Final |
| Eventuate | To result finally |
| Emit | To give off |
| Subterrain | Underground |
| Viable | Practicable, workable |
| Idiom: Lion's share | The major portion |
| Premise | Grounds for a conclusion |
| Jeopardize | Endanjer |
| Incredulous | Skeptical |
| Permeate | To spread through |
| Propitious | Favorable |
| Idiom: Out of the frying pan into the fire | To go from a difficult situation to a worse one |
| Surmise | Guess |
| Curtail | To cut short |
| Repress | To put down |
| Cryptic | Puzzling |
| Inchoate | In an early stage |
| To keep the pot boiling | To see that interest doesn't die down |
| Aspire | To strive for |
| Inveigh | Attack verbally |
| Neetle | Irritate |
| Overt | Open |
| Relegate | Assign to an inferior position |
| Idiom: To bury the hatchet | To make peace |
| Supine | Lying in the back |
| Mammoth | Huge |
| Repulse | Drive back |
| Havoc | Ruin |
| Raze | Desrtoy |
| Idiom: Philadelphia Lawyer | A lawyer of outstanding ability |
| Lethal | Deadly |
| Scurry | Run Hastily |
| Incisive | Acute |
| Precipitate | Hasten |
| Stereotype | Unvarying pattern |
| Idiom: To guild the lily | To praise extravagantly |
| Stentorian | Loud |
| Singular | Extraordinary |
| Valor | Courage |
| Bias | Prejuice |
| Sinecure | Soft job |
| Idiom: To Steal one's Thunder | To weaken one's position by stating the argument before that person does |
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