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**Section 1:** - **VINDICATED**: Freed from blame or suspicion; justified or proven right. - **SQUELCHED**: Suppressed or silenced forcefully. - **LIONIZED**: Treated as an object of great importance or celebrity. - **TENTATIVE**: Not certain or fixed; provisional. - **MYOPIC**: L...

**Section 1:** - **VINDICATED**: Freed from blame or suspicion; justified or proven right. - **SQUELCHED**: Suppressed or silenced forcefully. - **LIONIZED**: Treated as an object of great importance or celebrity. - **TENTATIVE**: Not certain or fixed; provisional. - **MYOPIC**: Lacking foresight or long-term perspective; narrow-minded. - **TRUMP**: To surpass or outdo, particularly in a competitive sense. - **CONTENTION**: A heated disagreement or an assertion put forward in an argument. - **CHAGRIN**: Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated. **Section 2:** - **SCHOLARSHIP**: Academic study or achievement; learning at a high level. - **STATURE**: The level of respect or importance a person has because of their achievements or position. - **RENOWN**: Fame; the state of being widely known and respected. - **COMMENSURATE**: Corresponding in size, degree, or extent; proportionate. - **PREVALENCE**: The state of being widespread or common. - **UNWITTINGLY**: Without being aware; unintentionally. - **PROTAGONISTS**: The main characters in a drama, novel, or other literary work. - **VIRILITY**: The quality of having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive; manliness. - **BIG GAME**: Large wild animals that are hunted for sport. - **BRAVURA**: Great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity. - **UNMASK**: To reveal the true character or identity of someone or something. **Section 3:** - **PETULANT**: Childishly sulky or bad-tempered. - **CHIVALROUS**: Courteous and gallant, especially toward women; displaying the qualities of a knight. - **SULLEN**: Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy. - **QUERULOUS**: Complaining in a petulant or whining manner. - **FASTIDIOUS**: Very attentive to detail and accuracy; hard to please. - **GRIM**: Depressingly gloomy; serious or unrelenting. - **SNAPPING**: To speak or react sharply or abruptly. - **WHIM**: A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained. **Section 4:** - **LAUDED**: Praised highly, especially in a public context. - **UNSEATED**: Removed from a position of power or authority. - **HAILED**: Acclaimed or welcomed enthusiastically. - **SNUBBED**: Rejected or spurned with disdain. - **METEORIC**: Very rapid rise to success. - **PRECIPITOUS**: Dangerously high or steep; done suddenly without careful consideration. - **IDIOM**: A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal one. - **FORERUNNER**: A person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else. **Section 5 (Part of Speech):** - **ASSERTION**: A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. *(noun)* - **DISPEL**: To make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear. *(verb)* - **VIE**: To compete eagerly with someone in order to achieve something. *(verb)* - **COURTEOUS**: Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner. *(adjective)* - **HUMDRUM**: Lacking excitement or variety; dull and monotonous. *(adjective)* - **CORRESPONDENTS**: People who write letters or articles, especially on behalf of a news organization. *(noun)* - **ROSTER**: A list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups. *(noun)* - **DAZZLING**: Extremely bright or impressive. *(adjective)* - **WEARISOME**: Causing one to feel tired or bored. *(adjective)* - **REGISTER**: To record or enroll formally. *(verb)* - **SCRUPULOUSLY**: With great care or attention to detail. *(adverb)* - **COUCHED IN**: Expressed in a particular way. *(verb phrase)* - **REVELATORY**: Revealing something hitherto unknown. *(adjective)* - **RIVETING**: Completely engrossing or absorbing. *(adjective)* - **HIGH-MINDED**: Having strong moral principles. *(adjective)* - **SINGLE-HANDED**: Done by one person alone. *(adjective)* - **VIVID**: Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind. *(adjective)* - **TENURE**: The holding of an office or position, or the period during which it is held. *(noun)* - **PENNED**: Wrote or composed (a piece of writing). *(verb)* - **FOLIO**: A large sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves (four pages). *(noun)* **Section 6:** - **PECULIAR**: Strange or odd; unusual. - **CHARITABLE**: Generous in giving help to those in need. - **APATHY**: Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. - **CONTRITION**: The state of feeling remorseful and penitent. - **CONTEMPT**: The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn. - **METED OUT**: To distribute or allot, especially punishment. - **HEINOUS**: Utterly odious or wicked. **Section 7:** - **BELITTLES**: To make someone or something seem less important. - **PRECEDENTED**: Having a previous example or instance. - **DERIVATIVE**: Imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason. - **NEOPHYTE**: A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. - **ALLURING**: Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. - **BRACING**: Fresh and invigorating. - **GALLING**: Annoying or humiliating. **Section 8:** - **TREACHEROUS**: Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception. - **UNOBSTRUCTED**: Not blocked or impeded; free from barriers. - **USURPATION**: The act of taking someone's power or property by force. - **EARL**: A British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess. - **PALL**: A dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter. - **COMPLACENCY**: A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. - **QUOTIDIAN**: Occurring every day; daily. - **VOLATILE**: Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. - **IMPERILED**: Put at risk of being harmed or destroyed. - **ATTRITION**: The process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something. - **HUBRIS**: Excessive pride or self-confidence. - **REIGNS**: The period during which a sovereign rules. - **MONARCHIAL**: Relating to a monarch or monarchy. **Section 9:** - **SLEUTH**: A detective. - **PROTEAN**: Able to change frequently or easily; versatile. - **LABORIOUS**: Requiring considerable effort and time. - **PRATING**: Talking foolishly or at tedious length. - **LUSTFUL**: Having or showing strong feelings of sexual desire. - **CHASTE**: Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. - **INSOLENT**: Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect. - **BASHFUL**: Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy. - **TREACHEROUS**: Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception. - **UNOBSTRUCTED**: Not blocked; free from barriers. - **USURPATION**: The act of taking power or property by force. - **PONDEROUS**: Slow and clumsy because of great weight. **Section 10:** - **CONNOTE**: Imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning. - **UNFEIGNED**: Genuine; sincere. - **MALICE**: The intention or desire to do evil. **Section 11:** - **WHIMSICAL**: Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way. - **SUCCUMBED**: Failed to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force). - **CONTEMPTUOUS**: Showing contempt; scornful. - **SCALPELS**: Small and extremely sharp bladed instruments used for surgery. - **FODDER**: Food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock. - **STABLES**: Buildings set apart and adapted for keeping horses. - **LIVERY**: Special uniform worn by a servant or official. - **DISSECTING**: Methodically cutting up (a body or plant) in order to study its internal parts. - **DILETTANTE**: A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge. - **RECKONING WITH**: Considering or dealing with something, especially a difficult or unpleasant task or fact. - **MELANCHOLY**: A feeling of deep sadness, typically with no obvious cause. - **RUEFUL**: Expressing sorrow or regret, especially in a slightly humorous way. - **TUBERCULOSIS**: A contagious bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs. - **CONSUMPTIVE**: Relating to or affected by consumption (old term for tuberculosis). - **VAUNTED**: Boasted about or praised excessively. - **ALLUSIONS**: Indirect references to something without mentioning it explicitly. - **TANDEM**: Alongside each other; working together. - **AMALGAM**: A mixture or blend of different elements. - **CHRONICLES**: A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence. **Section 12:** - **UNREST**: A state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, or agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder. - **QUELL**: To put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. - **WHIMSICAL**: Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way. - **INADVERTENTLY**: Without intention; accidentally. **Section 13:** - **DISCERNMENT**: The ability to judge well or perceive clearly. - **ABBREVIATION**: A shortened form of a word or phrase. - **ELOQUENCE**: Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. - **EQUIVOCATION**: The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself. - **PREVARICATION**: The act of lying or not telling the truth deliberately.