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ACT Prep Vocabulary 11/18/13
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11th Grade
11/18/2013

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Accolade (N)
Definition
An award; an honor
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Amiable (Adj)
Definition
Friendly; agreeable
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Bourgeois

(adj)

(boor  ZHWAH)

Definition
Middle Class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional
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Complacent

(adj)

 

Definition
Self-Satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contended to a fault
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Contingent

(adj)

Definition
Dependent, possible
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Docile

(adj)

Definition
Easily taught, obedient, easy to handle.
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Emulate

(V)

Definition
To strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
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Indigent

(adj)

Definition
Poor
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Lucid

(adj)

Definition
Clear; easy to understand
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Ostentatious

(adj)

(ahs ten TAY shus)

Definition
Excessively conspicous; showing off
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Partician

(N)

(puh TRISH un)

Definition
A person of noble birth; an aristrocat
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Pedistran

(adj)

 

Definition
Unimaginative; bannal
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Redolent

(adj)

Definition
Having or emmitting fragrance; aromatic or suggestive
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Reprove

(V)

Definition
To criticize mildly
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Scrupulous

(adj)

Definition
strict, careful, hesitant for ethical reasons
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