Building a Better Vocabulary

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throughout his career.

1. Differentiate between the words abdicate and abnegate.


2. The teenager considered her parents’ rules about dating positively
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3. Of course, like many teenagers, her self-centered view of the world
   might be summed up in the word __.


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6. This word brings to mind squatting or crouching down, then running
   away.


7. Friedrich Nietzsche is the thinker most often associated with this
   philosophy.


8. With her ability to sing, dance, and play characters of many ages, the
   actress was considered a __ talent.

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