1. detriment- Something that causes damage, harm, or loss
2. dexterous -Skillful in using the hands or body
3. discretion -Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking
4. facetious- Humorous; playfully joking
5. gregarious- Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others
6. optimum- Experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly
7. ostentatious Meant to impress others; flashy
8. scrupulous. -Careful about moral standards; conscientious
9. sensory- Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
10. vicarious- Best possible; most favorable; most desirable
Chapter 2 Words
.1. collaborate To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort
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impetuous- Tearfully sentimental; overly emotional
5. infallible- Not capable of error or failure; unable to make a mistake
6. maudlin- To make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate
7. regress- To return to an earlier, generally worse, condition or behavior
8. relinquish- To surrender (something); give (something) up
9. ubiquitous- Existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
10. zenith. - The highest point or condition; pea
Chapter 5
1. charlatan- A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge
2. corroborate- To support; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of
3. disseminate - To spread or scatter widely; distribute
4. diverge- To branch off in different directions from the same starting point; to become different
5. dormant-- Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep
6. hoist- To cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected
7. illicit- Illegal
8. irrevocable- Not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible
9. precipitate- To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable 10. proliferation - A rapid spread or increase Chapter 6 1. anti-. Before, preceding 2. chron, chrono- Time 3. -cide Kill, killing,