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Week 2 Vocabulary Words
SAT Prep Vocab
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English
11th Grade
02/22/2006

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Term
galvanic
Definition
Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.
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gnash
Definition
grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
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halcyon
Definition
Calm.
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heresy
Definition
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles—usually deals with religion.
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hoard
Definition
To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation; usually selfishly.
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imminence
Definition
Impending evil or danger.
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impede
Definition
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way, to slow progress.
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incite
Definition
To rouse to a particular action; to stir up.
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juxtapose
Definition
To place close together, for purpose of comparison.
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knavery
Definition
Deceitfulness in dealing; roguish or mischievous.
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lackadaisical
Definition
Listless; lacking life, spirit or zest.
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lapse
Definition
A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just—as in memory.
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leeward
Definition
That side or direction toward which the wind blows.
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levee
Definition
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
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liturgy
Definition
A ritual.
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Madonna
Definition
A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus, a morally chaste woman.
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meander
Definition
To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
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menagerie
Definition
A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition.
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monomania
Definition
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
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negate
Definition
To deny the existence of truth. To maintain the opposite.
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