Improving Vocabulary Skills Chapter 21

interim

the period of time in between; meantime

credible

believable

cursory

done quickly and without attention to detail

secular

not directly related to religion; not spiritual; worldly

latent

present but hidden or inactive

simulate

to act or look like; imitate

improvise

to compose, perform, or provide without preparation; invent

shun

to keep away from; avoid consistently

designate

to name to an office or duty; appoint

deviate

to turn aside or stray, as from a path, direction, or standard