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Select the correct definition for each word.

Capitulate

surrender under agreed conditions broken and useless an inventory of one’s monetary assets

Illusion

a window of time to fix something seriously ill a false idea or dream

Adept

a deep pit another name for an addict skilled or proficient at something

Ascribe

the copying of manuscripts to attribute something to to give approval

Decipher

the tunnel in which a gopher lives convert code into ordinary language to get to the bottom of something

Candid

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

Lucrative

producing a great deal of profit a slippery object given a lot of thought

Accost

to estimate the monetary value of an item to come into possession or ownership of to approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

Chronic

a crease in the spine of a book a light that stays on for a prolonged period of time long lasting and difficult to eradicate

Atrophy

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance lacking any physical prizes to show off one’s achievements to waste away

Antiseptic

having distrust towards someone a monarch without a scepter scrupulously clean or pure

Expanse

a wide and open space or area of surface leaving abruptly the area on the bottom of a pan that touches the element

Arbitrary

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

Armada

the commander of a unit of troops a fleet of warships a burrowing animal whose body is covered in bony plates

Gluttony

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

Apathetic

having no signs of infection showing little to no emotion someone who is devoted to the study of pathology

Articulate

a reason to laugh uttered clearly and in distinct syllables a visual display depicting a piece of history

Wrought

beaten out or shaped by hammering a long thin tube a vegetable that has started to decay

Retort

someone who is angry a sharp reply to change the shape of something

Canny

a recreational activity with which a kayak is used to go down a canyon name of the device that opens cans showing self interest and shrewdness in deal with others