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Vocabulary List #8
SAT Vocabulary #8
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English
10th Grade
03/12/2015
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conflagration (n.)
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great fire
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despot (n.)
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one who has total power and rules brutally
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fetid (adj.)
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having a foul odor
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fractious (adj.)
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troublesome or irritable
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frenetic (adj.)
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frenzied, hectic, frantic
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grandiloquence (n.)
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lofty, pompous language
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hallowed (adj.)
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revered or consecrated
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insular (adj.)
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separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed-off
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laconic (adj.)
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terse in speech or writing
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mutable (adj.)
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able to be changed
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nascent (adj.)
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in the process of being born or coming into existence
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noisome (adj.)
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unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell
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obstreperous (adj.)
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noisy or unruly
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onerous (adj.)
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burdensome
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pittance (n.)
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a very small amount, especially relating to money
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probity (n.)
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virtue, integrity
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proclivity (n.)
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a strong inclination toward something
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profligate (adj.)
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dissolute, extravagant
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saccharine (adj.)
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sickeningly sweet
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sacrosanct (adj.)
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holy, something that should not be criticized
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sanguine (adj.)
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optimistic, cheery
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tenable (adj.)
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able to be defended or maintained
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timorous (adj.)
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timid or fearful
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umbrage (n.)
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resentment, offense
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vexes (v.)
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to confuse or annoy
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wallow (v.)
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to become or remain helpless
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