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ACT prep # 4
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10th Grade
03/09/2009

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Term
incisive
Definition
1. penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant
2. remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute
3. adapted for cutting or piercing
4. of or pertaining to the incisors
Term
pedestrian
Definition
1. a person who gets about on foot; walker
2. going on foot; walking
3. without imagination; dull
Term
ululate
Definition
To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.
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tetchy
Definition
Peevish; testy; irritable
Term
inanition
Definition
1. The condition or quality of being empty.
2. Exhaustion, as from lack of nourishment.
3. Lack of vitality or spirit.
Term
cormorant
Definition
1. Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese.
2. A gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person.
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libation
Definition
1. The act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
2. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage.
3. An act or instance of drinking
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diatribe
Definition
a bitter verbal attack or speech
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florid
Definition
1. Flushed with red; of a lively reddish color.
2. Excessively ornate; flowery; as, "a florid style; florid eloquence."
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elucidate
Definition
To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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