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SAT VOCAB LIST 14
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English
11th Grade
03/16/2006

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insouciant
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carefree; few worries; non chalant
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interregnum
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pause or interval; with no leader
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jingoism
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patriotism
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lambent
Definition
radiant; soft, bright; running or moving; flickering
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liaison
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bond or connection between two things; or affair
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loath
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reluctant; unwilling
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malapropism
Definition
word is humorously used
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matrix
Definition
place of origin
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minutiae
Definition
trivial, insignificant details
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mountebank
Definition
phony fraud
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nexus
Definition
connection or link or tie among units or groups syn. liaison
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nuance
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very delicate or small difference; subtle
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obeisance
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a bow made in respect or honor
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orthography
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correct spelling
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panache
Definition
self confidence
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parlous
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dangerous or hazardous; perilous
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peremptory
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final or decisive
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pillage
Definition
to rob
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plaudit
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any expression of approval
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predicate
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to declare state, or affirm
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prognosticate
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predict or foretell
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puerile
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childish; immature
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quagmire
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swamp; difficult area
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quidnunc
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a gossip or a busy body
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recalcitrant
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disobedient; hard to manage; unruly
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remuneration
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payment for some service
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resonance
Definition
fullness of sound
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rote
Definition
from memory or without thinking
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sanctimonious
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hypocritical in religious ways
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sententious
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consie or short, including proverbs
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sepulcher
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tomb or burial vault
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solecism
Definition
ungrammatical usage
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static
Definition
inactive or motionless
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succor
Definition
assistance, help, or relief
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tantamount
Definition
equivalent in vlaue or significance or effect
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temporal
Definition
time limit
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touchstone
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a standard that must be met
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turpitude
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bad, shameful behavior
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vacillate
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to sway back and forth
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variegated
Definition
having different colors or varied
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