WILLIAMSON vocab review 1

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Our proposal about shipping our town's garbage to the moon was ________, but the first selectman took it seriously.

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facetious

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My story about being the prince of Wales was a ___________. I'm really the king of Denmark.

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fabrication

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The author's books were so ___________ that even her mother didn't buy any.

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esoteric

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Adjective meaning: Hard to understand; peculiar

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Esoteric

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Verb meaning to illustrate by example

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Exemplify

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Verb meaning to reduce strength or energy gradually

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Enervate

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Several ____ stand between us and the successful completion of our business proposal.

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contingencies

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The interviewer skillfully _______ our true feelings by asking questions that got to the heart of the matter.

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elicited

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Verb meaning to ruin someone's good name

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Defame

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Local businesswoman accused newspaper of _________ her by publishing an article about poor management.

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defaming