C2 Level Vocabulary: Indigent, Indignant, Defer and Defy Exercise

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1. Cotton is indigenous to the southern United States.
2. He was so indigent that he could not afford even one meal a day.
3. The actress was indignant at the columnist’s personal questions.
4. She has a deformity that makes walking difficult.
5. A diet deficient in vitamins is not healthy.
6. The child always deferred to his older brother.
7. Can I defer payment until next month?
8. She has always defied / flouted convention.
9. After much deliberation, the jury announced the verdict.
10. Lives must be saved, but the equipment is expendable.
11. We expended a great amount of time on that project.
12. A judge must have an expansive knowledge of the law.