Level 4 - Day 9


  1. clandestine (adj.) – secret; hidden

  2. pervasive (adj.) – spreading throughout every part; widespread

  3. clamber (v.) – to climb with difficulty; crawl upward

  4. circumvent (v.) – to avoid by going around; evade

  5. contemporary (adj.) – present-day; modern

  6. pantheon (n.) – a group of famous or important people

  7. imposing (adj.) – very large; impressive

  8. beguiling (adj.) – charming; enchanting

  9. vogue (n.) – prevailing fashion or practice

  10. niche (n.) – a suitable role, position, or specialty

  1. sensual (adj.) – relating to physical pleasure; sexually suggestive

  2. assail (v.) – to attack or criticize fiercely

  3. tableau (n.) – a striking scene; a silent dramatic scene

  4. macabre (adj.) – gruesome; related to death or decay

  5. render (v.) – to cause to become; to make

  6. scrutinize (v.) – to examine closely

  7. benevolent (adj.) – kind; generous

  8. poignant (adj.) – emotionally moving; touching

  9. repress (v.) – to hold back; restrain

  10. virtuoso (n.) – a person with exceptional skill

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  1. entreat (v.) – to plead; beg earnestly

  2. arduous (adj.) – extremely difficult; requiring great effort

  3. importune (v.) – to beg persistently

  4. potency (n.) – power; effectiveness; influence

  5. respire (v.) – to breathe

  6. paraphrase (v.) – to restate in one’s own words

  7. pathetic (adj.) – causing sadness or pity

  8. pitfall (n.) – hidden danger; trap

  9. prominent (adj.) – noticeable; important; sticking out

  10. proponent (n.) – supporter; advocate

  1. proscribe (v.) – to outlaw; banish; forbid

  2. reiterate (v.) – to repeat

  3. remnant (n.) – a remaining part; leftover

  4. ruddy (adj.) – reddish; healthy-looking

  5. sanction (v.) – to approve; authorize

  6. satellite (n.) – a body that revolves around a larger one

  7. skiff (n.) – a small, light boat

  8. stereotype (n.) – an oversimplified, fixed idea about a group

  9. stringent (adj.) – strict; severe

  10. sunder (v.) – to separate; divide

  1. thermal (adj.) – relating to heat

  2. trek (n.) – a long journey

  3. unique (adj.) – one of a kind; without equal

  4. vent (n.) – an opening; outlet

  5. verbalize (v.) – to express in words

  6. vertex (n.) – the highest point; summit; corner (in geometry)

  7. windfall (n.) – an unexpected piece of good fortune

  8. wizardry (n.) – magic; remarkable skill

  9. luminary (n.) – a famous or influential person

  10. malleable (adj.) – easily shaped; easily influenced

  1. misdemeanor (n.) – a minor crime

  2. multiform (adj.) – having many forms

  3. novice (n.) – beginner

  4. omnivorous (adj.) – eating both plants and animals; devouring everything

  5. parasite (n.) – an organism living on another; a freeloader

  6. partition (v.) – to divide into parts

  7. peerless (adj.) – unmatched; incomparable

  8. placebo (n.) – an inactive substance given as if it were medicine

  9. prophetic (adj.) – predicting the future

  10. prosperity (n.) – wealth; success; well-being

  1. prostrate (v.) – to lie stretched out on the ground

  2. rejuvenate (v.) – to make young or fresh again

  3. renegade (n.) – deserter; traitor

  4. ruthless (adj.) – cruel; merciless

  5. saunter (v.) – to walk in a slow, relaxed way

  6. scaffold (n.) – a temporary platform for workers

  7. skirmish (n.) – a minor fight or conflict

  8. subdued (adj.) – quiet; softened; less intense

  9. subterfuge (n.) – trickery; deception; deceitful strategy

  10. swagger (v.) – to walk in a proud, arrogant manner

  1. threadbare (adj.) – worn out; shabby

  2. tremor (n.) – a slight shaking or trembling

  3. universal (adj.) – affecting everyone; existing everywhere

  4. vex (v.) – to annoy; frustrate

  5. warrant (v.) – to justify; authorize

  6. wrath (n.) – intense anger; fury

  7. provoke (v.) – to stir up anger; incite

  8. relent (v.) – to become less strict; give in

  9. replica (n.) – an exact copy

  10. sadistic (adj.) – taking pleasure in causing pain or suffering