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Counterfeit �Adjective �Fake, false EX: The criminal made counterfeit money.

Counterfeit �Adjective �Fake, false EX: The criminal made counterfeit money.

Hamper �Verb �make movement or progress difficult: to restrict the free movement or progress

Hamper �Verb �make movement or progress difficult: to restrict the free movement or progress of somebody or something EX: Do not hamper me from getting to class on time.

Kindle �Verb �To start a fire �The fire is dying, it needs to be

Kindle �Verb �To start a fire �The fire is dying, it needs to be kindled.

Noxious �Adjective �Harmful, poisonous, lethal �EX: Carbon monoxide is a noxious gas.

Noxious �Adjective �Harmful, poisonous, lethal �EX: Carbon monoxide is a noxious gas.

Remunerate �Verb �To pay for work done �If you install guttering on my house,

Remunerate �Verb �To pay for work done �If you install guttering on my house, I will remunerate you accordingly.

Abasement �Verb �To reduce or lower in rank, office or status, Humiliation, degrading �The

Abasement �Verb �To reduce or lower in rank, office or status, Humiliation, degrading �The abasement from manager to teller is due to your poor performance.

Cower �Verb �recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from �The dog cowered from

Cower �Verb �recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from �The dog cowered from his abusive master.

Credible �Adjective �Offering reasonable grounds for being believed �The testimony of the honest man

Credible �Adjective �Offering reasonable grounds for being believed �The testimony of the honest man was credible.

Enigma �Noun �Puzzle or mystery �The magician was a master of enigma.

Enigma �Noun �Puzzle or mystery �The magician was a master of enigma.

Berserk �Adjective �Violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged. �The boy went berserk and

Berserk �Adjective �Violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged. �The boy went berserk and started flipping over all of the desks.

Ubiquitous �Adjective �Being or seeming to be everywhere, or in all places, at the

Ubiquitous �Adjective �Being or seeming to be everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresent. �My ubiquitous mother always knows when I do something wrong.

Insipid �Adjective �Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty. Lacking qualities that excite, or interest;

Insipid �Adjective �Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty. Lacking qualities that excite, or interest; dull. �The cafeteria soup is insipid because it is not very zesty. �The insipid boy was no fun to be around.

Precarious �Adjective �Dangerously lacking in security or stability �Be careful when walking on the

Precarious �Adjective �Dangerously lacking in security or stability �Be careful when walking on the edge of the cliff because it looks precarious.

Fritter �Verb �spend frivolously and unwisely �Do not fritter away your time.

Fritter �Verb �spend frivolously and unwisely �Do not fritter away your time.

Discernable �Adjective �perceptible by the senses or intellect �The answer to your problem is

Discernable �Adjective �perceptible by the senses or intellect �The answer to your problem is discernable.