VENERATE

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VENERATE

• (verb)
• to honor or respect, especially because of great
  age

• Americans do not often venerate the wisdom and
  experience of older people.

2
DEARTH

• (noun)
• a shortage a lack a scarcity

• When there is a dearth of food, many people
  starve.

3
ENHANCE

• (verb)
• to make better to increase to add to

• Joining a club in high school may enhance your
  appeal to colleges.

4
ELUCIDATE

• (verb)
• to give a clarifying explanation

• The students did not understand the
  instructions, so they asked the teacher to
  elucidate.

5
ENIGMA

• (noun)
• a mystery a puzzle something difficult to
  understand

• Carl is an enigma. He never does any homework,
  but he always gets good grades on tests.

6
FLEDGLING

• (noun OR adj.)
• a young bird just starting to fly OR describing
  someone or something that is immature or
  inexperienced

• The fledgling driver was monitored closely by
  her mother.

7
MEAGER

• (adj)
• few small amount falling short of what is
  normal or necessary

• The shipwreck survivors hoped that their meager
  food supply would be enough.

8
NONCHALANCE

• (noun)
• state of unconcern indifference coolness

• Edwards nonchalance about his studies hurt him
  at report card time.

9
OBSCURE

• (adj OR verb)
• hidden not well known not clear OR to hide
  to conceal

• The heavy cloud cover will obscure the stars
  tonight.

10
PEERLESS

• (adj)
• without equal at a high level uncommonly
  excellent

• The great actress was awarded an Oscar for her
  peerless performance.

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RANCOR

• (noun)
• a feeling of deep and bitter anger or resentment

• His rancor of his brother has caused him to live
  his life as a lonely person.

12
SEQUESTER

• (verb)
• to set or keep apart to seclude

• The night before her final exam, Stephanie
  sequestered herself in her room to study.

13
TACTLESS

• (adj)
• lacking the sense to avoid offending others
  clumsy about the feelings of other people

• It was tactless of Jen to say, Gross! Someone
  smells bad! when walking into the classroom
  after gym class.

14
TIRADE

• (noun)
• a long, angry speech

• When the class was fooling around, the teacher
  gave a tirade about how they should respect each
  other.

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HAPHAZARD

• (adj)
• lacking a plan or order or direction random

• Since Ms. Vogel calls on students in a haphazard
  way, her class never knows who will be asked to
  answer next.