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SAT Vocab
Lesson 5
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English
11th Grade
12/13/2011
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fop
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an excessively fashion-conscious man
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imprecation
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a curse
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non sequitur
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not logically flowing
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sanguine
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cheerful; optimistic
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bowdlerize
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to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
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impair
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to weaken; to cause to become worse
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panegyric
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an expression of praise
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quandary
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a puzzling situation; a delmma
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ebullient
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enthusiastic
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deference
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respect; consideration
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carnal
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relating to physical appetite, especially sexual
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nebulous
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hazy; vague; uncertain
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rakish
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dashingly stylish and confident
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elegy
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a sad or mournful poem
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pedantic
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tending to show off ones learning
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