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Popular English Vocabulary sets

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"A Big Word Within the Word"

Term	Definition
Convoluted	twisted in a complicated way
Deftness	skillfulnes
Equilibrium	state of balance
Venturing	attempting to do something that involves taking risks
Foreshadowing	giving details that hint at upcoming events
Interminable	endless or seeming endless
Internal Conflict	character in conflict with himself or herself
Prolonged	extended; lengthy
Apathy	lack of interest or emotion
Credulity	tendency to believe too readily
Buffer	lessen a shock; cushion
Tone	writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject
Abruptly	happening suddenly; unexpectedly
Maligned	spoken ill of
Mood	atmosphere; feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
Inference	a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Theme	central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work
Furtively	secretively;sneakily;stealthily
External Conflict	character struggles against an outside force
Imperceptibly	so slowly or slightly as to be barely noticeable
Gauge	measure something's size, amount, extent, or capacity
Oppressive	causing great discomfort;distressing
Suspense	a state or feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what is going to happen
Prediction	logical idea about what will happen.
Verified	proved to be true
Reveling	taking great pleasure or delight
Grave	very serious and worrying

twisted in a complicated way	Term: Convoluted	1	1	false
skillfulnes	Term: Deftness	2	1	false
state of balance	Term: Equilibrium	3	1	false
Venturing	Definition: attempting to do something that involves taking risks	4	0	false
Foreshadowing	Definition: giving details that hint at upcoming events	5	0	false
Interminable	Definition: endless or seeming endless	6	0	false
character	_____ in conflict with himself or herself	7	1	true
Prolonged	Definition: extended; lengthy	8	0	false
Apathy	Definition: lack of interest or emotion	9	0	false
Credulity	Definition: tendency to believe too readily	10	0	false
lessen a shock; cushion	Term: Buffer	11	1	false
Tone	Definition: writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject	12	0	false
happening	_____ suddenly; unexpectedly	13	1	true
spoken ill of	Term: Maligned	14	1	false
created	atmosphere; feeling _____ in the reader by a literary work or passage	15	1	true
Inference	Definition: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	16	0	false
Theme	Definition: central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work	17	0	false
Furtively	Definition: secretively;sneakily;stealthily	18	0	false
External Conflict	Definition: character struggles against an outside force	19	0	false
slightly	so slowly or _____ as to be barely noticeable	20	1	true