Vocabulary: World Literature

For each of the following vocabulary words, write down:
a) guessed meaning
b) dictionary definition
c) root word
d) sentence that shows the meaning of the word

#1

1. prosaic
2. austere
3. complacent
4. dubious
5. ephemeral
6. insipid
7. obscure
8. depravity
9. expedite
10. peripheral
11. taciturn
12. expedient

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#2

1. exuberant
2. dire
3. genial
4. emanated
5. sage
6. aesthetic
7. rancor
8. procured
9. ardor
10. tumult
11. impartial
12. valor

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#3

1. prevaricate
2. rogue
3. obstinacy
4. slandered
5. intercede
6. caprice
7. loathsome
8. inexorable
9. retribution
10. fleeting
11. haste
12. amicably

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#4

1. zealous
2. indiscretion
3. pretense
4. impetuous
5. unassailable
6. ascertained
7. discrepancy
8. depraved
9. disheveled
10. heedless
11. abyss
12. perplex

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#5

1. devoid
2. disheveled
3. lamentable
4. ostentatious
5. patron
6. contour
7. languid
8. allure
9. protuberance

10. sublime
11. parody
12. nebulous

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