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Unit 16 SAT VOC
SAT VOC Words
10
English
8th Grade
12/03/2010

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Term
edifice
Definition

a building, especially one of imposing appearance or size

 

 

Link: ate a face

Term
paradox
Definition

a statement that seems true but at the same time seems to also have an opposite truth

 

Link: bears or ducks

Term
penitent
Definition

sorrow and remorse for past misdeeds

 

 

Link: penitentiary

Term
muse
Definition

to ponder; meditate; think about at length

 

 

Link: fuse

Term
gloat
Definition

to brag greatly

 

 

 

Link: goat

Term
pique
Definition

irritation, resentment stemming from wounded pride; also to arouse curiosity

 

Link: peek

Term
dispel
Definition

to drive away; to dissipate

 

 

 

Link: spell

Term
ramification
Definition

a branching out; a development growing out of and often complicating a problem or pain

 

Link: rams on vacation

Term
allure
Definition

to entice with something desirable; tempt

 

 

Link: lure

Term
commodious
Definition

spacious, roomy, capacious

 

 

 

Link: commode

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