Words taken from Advancing Vocabulary Skills 3rd ed. by Nist and Mohr

Chapter 13
advocate - verb meaning to promote or speak up for something or someone. The candidate advocates a universal health care plan. As a noun, an advocate is a person who advocates something or someone. He is a human rights advocate. Playing Devil's Advocate means giving an opposing point of view for argument's sake.

antipathy
emancipate
idiosyncrasy
imminent
impede
inclusive
jurisdiction
precarious
preposterous

Chapter 14
austere
estoreric
facsimile
grotesque
mesmerize
metamorphisis
notorious
perfunctory
provocative
travesty

Chapter 15
connoisseur
conspiracy
contrite
distraught
germane
lucid
plight
superficially
symmetrical
verbose

Chapter 16
adept
encompass
entrepeneur
eradicate
homogeneous
presumptuous
sordid
standardize
stint
stringent

Chapter 17
exhort
flamboyant
foible
innocuous
magnanimous
masochist
meticulous
rancor
recrimination
repugnant

Chapter 18
anima
arch, -archy
ben-, bene-
-ee
-log, -logue
miss, mit
mort
poly-
tempo, tempor
ten