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Name _____________________________

Date ___________________
Key #1 (Answer ID 10905632)

Word List

bane

cadence

careen

circumvent

criterion

subdue

toxic

transcend

vanquish

wheedle

Matching

Match each definition with a word.

1.	Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison. toxic

2.	a. Walk as if unable to control one's movements. b. Move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a vehicle out of control. _________________

3.	a. Hold within limits and control. b. Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient. _________________

4.	a. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). b. Surround so as to force to give up. _________________

5.	Go beyond or rise above the limits of. _________________

6.	a. A recurrent rhythmical series. b. A rising and falling sound; modulation. _________________

7.	a. To conquer, defeat, or overcome in battle or conflict. b. To subdue or put an end to. _________________

8.	Influence or urge with gentle wording, caressing, or flattering. _________________

9.	A cause of misery or death. _________________

10.	a. A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. b. The ideal in terms of which something can be judged. _________________