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Select the correct definition for each word

Notorious

someone that has a good sense of direction a person who performs legal formalities known widely and usually unfavorably

Venerable

deserving of respect because of age or achievement a type of disease susceptible to harm

Spite

a high level of sewage a desire to hurt or annoy a procedure whereby lime flavoring is injected into a carbonated beverage

Endow

to give or bequeath an income or property a virtual presence of something presently a gesture to show someone that they are respected

Concoct

to do something opposite of what is asked create by combining various ingredients to cook with the roots of a vegetable

Gluttony

excess amount of gluten overindulgence in food or drink someone who believes they have a gluten intolerance

Abet

risk money based on the outcome of an event when someone is sure of something to approve, encourage and support in wrongdoing

Obsequious

a molecular substance in the water no longer needed excessively compliant or submissive

Arbitrary

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference to talk around an idea a term to describe food that does not smell good

Amorphous

having two or more possible answers a child who has lost both their parents having no distinct form or shape

Coerce

work together to build a structure to make somebody do something by force a door with two hinges

Constrain

describes a constant tenderness to hold back a seatbelt that does not work properly

Astonish

to abandon an area surprise or amaze the corner of a chimney

Antithesis

the direct opposite someone who dislikes theses a former thief who has converted his or her ways

Capability

the power or potential to do something the illusion that wearing a cape will give one great strength describes a person wears a hat quite often

Candid

describes a can that has already been opened straightforward, open and sincere, honest a spontaneous event

Outwit

a joke that is not understood taken from a person beat through cleverness and ingenuity

Vicinity

a layer of atmosphere around a meteor a surrounding area a group of people working towards a similar goal

Admonish

to require by authority to leave a country to present as worthy of acceptance to criticize someone so as to correct a fault

Cavort

to bring to a premature end someone whose hobby is to look for caves to jump or dance excitedly