| 1 | RIVET | | _____ | being dormant; slow, sluggish |
| 2 | CONSECRATE | | _____ | holding firmly; persistent |
| 3 | RABID | | _____ | picking from various possibilities; made up of material from various sources |
| 4 | FLUX | | _____ | cutting; keen or incisive |
| 5 | TRENCHANT | | _____ | a state of uncertainty; difficult situation |
| 6 | HARANGUE | | _____ | to thin out; weakened; diminishing |
| 7 | TORPID | | _____ | a yielding of opinion; courteous respect for |
| 8 | TENACIOUS | | _____ | dull or dark; not allowing light to pass through |
| 9 | MALEDICTION | | _____ | to throw goods overboard to lighten a vehicle; to discard |
| 10 | ECLECTIC | | _____ | putting a curse on someone; talking negatively about another |
| 11 | OPAQUE | | _____ | to move in a stealthy way; to avoid responsibility |
| 12 | SKULK | | _____ | smaller than average |
| 13 | SUNDRY | | _____ | various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct |
| 14 | JETTISON | | _____ | violent; fanatic about a belief |
| 15 | SURMISE | | _____ | a lengthy; heartfelt speech; to talk excitedly |
| 16 | PRESAGE | | _____ | to secrure; to hold firmly or to be engrossed |
| 17 | DIMINUTIVE | | _____ | an omen; a foreshadowing characteristic |
| 18 | DEFERENCE | | _____ | a guess; to guess |
| 19 | QUANDARY | | _____ | to declare sacred; to dedicate |
| 20 | ATTENUATE | | _____ | a flow; a continual change |