Vocabulary

• Emulate 〰 imitate
• Vouchsafe 〰 grant
• Abeyance 〰 suspended
• Denigrate 〰 malign
• Furtive 〰 sneaky
• Remonstrate 〰protest
• Corroborate 〰confirm
• Gullible - easily deceived
• Stupefy 〰make numb
• Ostracized 〰excluded
• Cacophonous 〰loud and unpleasant
• Candor 〰honesty
• Contemptuous 〰 scornful
• Feeble - weak
• Inevitable - certain
• Resilient - also flexible
• Perilous - dangerous
• Cessation - ending or brought to an end
• Accretion - growth or increase in layers or matter