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SAT Vocabulary Unit 2 Words
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ameliorate © www.wcloc.com 2007www.wcloc.com
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ameliorate Verb- to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming amend better
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aplomb ©www.powerlineblog.com 2007
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aplomb Noun: poise assurance Self-confidence Composure levelheadedness
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bombastic ©franzrantz.typepad.com 2007t
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bombastic Adjective: Pompous or overblown in language Using big words to conceal a lack of ideas Pretentious Highfalutin
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callow ©io.winnipeg.ca 2007 ©www.anniescostumes.com 2007
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callow Adjective: without experience Immature, not fully developed Lacking sophistication & poise green inexperienced
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drivel ©my.opera.com 2007
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drivel Noun: Nonsense Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose Verb: to utter nonsense or childish twaddle To waste or fritter away foolishly
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epitome ©galarzas.blogspot.com 2007
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epitome Noun: a summary Condensed account An instance that represents a larger reality Model Archetype ©sports.espn.go.com 2007
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exhort ©www.durhammlkparade.com/images/mlk.bmp 2007
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exhort Verb: to urge strongly Advise earnestly Entreat Implore Adjure
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ex officio ©www.lowculture.com 2007
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ex officio Adjective (adverb) : By virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe ©istockphoto.com 2007
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infringe Verb: to violate or trespass Go beyond recognized bounds Encroach Impinge, intrude Poach
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ingratiate ©bigstockphoto.com 2007
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ingratiate Verb: to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) Cozy up to Curry favor with
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interloper ©science-art.com 2007
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interloper Noun: one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be Intruder Trespasser Meddler Buttinsky ©www.cyclespot.com 2007
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intrinsic ©www.mvc.dccd.edu 2007
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intrinsic Adjective: belonging to someone or something by its very nature Essential Inherent Immanent, organic
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inveigh ©mars.wnec.edu 2007
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inveigh Verb: to make a violent attack in words Express strong disapproval Rail, remonstrate Harangue
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lassitude ©www.nationalsummary.com 2007
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lassitude Noun: weariness of body or mind Lack of energy Fatigue Lethargy, Languor Torpor
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millenium ©www.isleworth.school.nz 2007
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millenium (pl. millenia) Noun: a period of one thousand years A period of great joy Chiliad, golden age Prosperity, peace
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occult ©www.asc.upenn.edu 2007
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occult Adjective: mysterious, magical, supernatural Secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means Noun: matters involving the supernatural Verb: Hide, conceal, eclipse
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permeate ©www.srgc.org 2007
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permeate Verb: to spread through Penetrate Soak through
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precipitate
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Verb: to fall as moisture To cause to bring about suddenly To hurl down from a great height To give distinct form to Adjective: reckless, impetuous Noun: moisture,the product of an action or process
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stringent ©www.epc.mcgill.ca 2007
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stringent Adjective: strict, severe Rigorously or urgently binding or compelling Sharp or bitter to the taste Stern, tough Imperative
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surmise ©www.movieeye.com 2007
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surmise Verb: to think or believe without certain supporting evidence To conjecture or guess Infer, gather Noun: inference presumption
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Review Online ! Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop, Level F. New York: Sadlier-Oxford, 2005.
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