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Lesson 10
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Book Four
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/19/2009

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majordomo
Definition
a chief butler or assistant
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untenable
Definition
impossible to defend or justify
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perambulate
Definition
to walk about, to stroll
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veneer
Definition
a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
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timorous
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timid
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luminous
Definition
emitting light
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circuitous
Definition
indirect, roundabout
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perquisite
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a tip or payment in addition to regular wages
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probity
Definition
integrity, respectability
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polemical
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relating to controversy or argument
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tacit
Definition
indicated but not expressed, implied silently
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largesse
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generosity
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indolent
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lazy
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circumlocution
Definition
unnecesarilly wordy or evasive language
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depredate
Definition
to plunder and pillage
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