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PSAT/SAT #5
Vocabulary
25
English
9th Grade
02/19/2012

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anachronism
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an error in chronology; especially: a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other
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astute
Definition
having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity
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belated
Definition
delayed beyond the usual time
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bemoan
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to express deep grief or distress over
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cajole
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to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance: COAX
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concoct
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to prepare by combining raw materials
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decorum
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literary and dramatic propriety: FITNESS
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digress
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turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument
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effronetry
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shameless boldness: INSOLENCE
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facile
Definition
easily accomplished or attained
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flippant
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GLIB, TALKATIVE; lacking proper respect or seriousness
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gaggle
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a group, aggregation, or cluster lacking organization
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grovel
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to creep with the face to the ground: CRAWL
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impassioned
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with passion or zeal: showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
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inanae
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EMPTY, INSUBSTANTIAL; lacking significance, meaning, or point: SILLY
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largesse
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liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; also: something so given
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malaise
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an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
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morose
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having a sullen and gloomy disposition
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offing
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the part of the deep sea seen from the shore; the near or foreseeable future
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panoply
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something forming a protective covering; a magnificent or impressive array
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polyglot
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a mixture or confusion of languages or nomenclatures
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rationale
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an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
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seemly
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GOOD-LOOKING, HANDSOME; conventionally proper: DECOROUS
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talisman
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an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
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vertigo
Definition
sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
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