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SAT Word Flash List 7
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7th Grade
08/10/2005

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virtuoso
Definition
a highly skilled performer
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temerity
Definition
unwise boldness; rash or reckless behavior
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volition
Definition
use of your own will, by your choice
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trepidation
Definition
fear, worry, apprehension
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reticense
Definition
quietness and restraint in personality
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parsimony
Definition
extreme stinginess; thrift; penny-pinching
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nostalgia
Definition
a sentimetal longing for a past time or state
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predecessor
Definition
an ancestor; prior person in a position
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torpor
Definition
sluggish,lethargy; inability to think or act quickly
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quandary
Definition
a feeling a puzzlement or doubt
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respite
Definition
time of relief from activity; rest, pause, lull
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zenith
Definition
highest point, or acme; point of culmination
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