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WORD OF THE DAY (NCCS) 81-100
SAT VOCABULARY
22
English
11th Grade
05/03/2010

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MUNDANE
Definition

Commonplace, ordinary, boring

 

 

(adjective)

Term
TANTALIZING
Definition

Tease by arousing expectations that go unfulfilled

 

(adjective)

Term
TANTALIZING
Definition

To torture/tease with the sight of something desired but out of reach

 

(verb)

Term

AFFLUENT

 

 

Definition

Having an abundance of wealth or other material goods; flowing freely; abundant

 

(adjective)

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MUNICIPAL
Definition

Pertaining to a town or city or its local government

 

(adjective)

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MUNICIPAL
Definition

A bond

 

 

(noun)

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COMPORTMENT
Definition

Personal conduct, demeanor or behavior

 

(noun)

Term
ANIMOSITY
Definition

A feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity (hatred)

 

 

(noun)

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AMBIVALENT
Definition

Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; inability to make a choice

 

 

(adjective)

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GARRULOUS
Definition

Excessively talkative in a roundabout manner/about trivial matters; tiresomely talkative; wordy or rambling

 

 

(adjective)

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CYNICAL
Definition

Bitterly pessimistic

 

 

(adjective)

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METICULOUS
Definition

Showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough

 

 

(adjective)

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PRECOCIOUS
Definition

Unusually advanced or mature in development; prematurely developed

 

 

(adjective)

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INSIDIOUS
Definition

Intended to entrap or deceive; more dangerous than evident

 

 

(adjective)

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NEGLIGIBLE
Definition

So small, trifling, or unimportantly trivial that it may be safely disregarded.

 

 (adjective) 

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AMELIORATE
Definition

To make better or more satisfactory; to improve

 

 

 

(verb)

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DELETERIOUS
Definition

Injurious to health; harmful; injurious

 

 

 

 

(adjective)

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IMPUDENT
Definition

Offensive boldness or rudeness; disrespect; insolence

 

 

 

(adjective)

Term

DICHOTOMY

 

Definition

Division into two parts; a struggle between opposing forces

 

 

 (noun)

Term
SURMISE
Definition

To think or infer without strong evidence; conjecture; guess

 

 

(verb)

Term
BANAL
Definition

Devoid of freshness or originality; boring; hackneyed

 

(adjective)

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ETHEREAL

 

 

 

 

Definition

Light or airy; extremely delicate; heavenly

 

 

(adjective)

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