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ROCK THE SAT
Chapter 1
19
English
12th Grade
11/15/2007

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Term
impertinent
Definition

rude or overly bold

 

OR irrelevant

 

syn: insolent, impudent

Term
impudent
Definition

offensively bold (usually by someone in a lower rank/authority ie student to teacher)

 

syn: insolent

Term
futile
Definition

producing no result

 

syn: fruitless, vain

Term
belligerent
Definition

hostile and warlike

 

 

syn: violent, bellicose

Term
charlatan
Definition

a con artist or fake

 

 

syn: fraud, quack

Term
novice
Definition

beginner

 

syn: neophyte

Term
denounced
Definition

to speak badly about or Publicly accuse

 

 

syn: blamed

Term
laconic
Definition

brief and to the point

 

 

syn: terse, succinct

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taciturn
Definition

using few words, soft spoken

 

 

syn: uncommunicative, reticent

Term
neophyte
Definition

beginner

 

 

syn: novice

Term
telepathy
Definition

ability to read another's thoughts or to communicate by thinking

 

 

syn: mind-reading

Term
vilified
Definition

to speak badly about a person or think

 

 

syn: defamed, reviled

Term
strive
Definition

to exert a great deal of effort

 

 syn: labor, toil

 

OR to struggle, fight again

 

syn: contend, vie

Term
stupefied
Definition

to stun or make stupid

 

 

syn: astonished, dumbfounded

Term

serene

Definition

quiet, peaceful

 

syn: sedate, tranquil

Term

truculent

Definition

brutal, savage

 

 

syn: fierce, barbaric

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tranquility
Definition

peace and quiet

 

 

syn: calm

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reticence
Definition

hesitancy to speak or act

 

 

syn: restrain, taciturnity

Term
sanctuary
Definition

a place of refuge or safety

 

 

syn: haven, shelter

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