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WORD OF THE DAY
(NCCS 41-60) SAT VOCABULARY
23
English
11th Grade
11/16/2009

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Term
PRETENTIOUS
Definition

 

Exaggerating one’s appearance; claiming increased importance

ADJECTIVE

 

Term
Ubiquitous
Definition

 

Existing everywhere at the same time

ADJECTIVE

Term
Imperious
Definition

 

Arrogant; haughty; also, urgent; imperative

ADJECTIVE

Term
Conjecture
Definition

 

To make a conclusion
based on insufficient
evidence (to guess)
VERB

Term
Conjecture
Definition

A guess; speculation

 

 


NOUN

Term
Indubitable
Definition

 

 Unquestionable; cannot be doubted

 

ADJECTIVE

Term
Surreptitious
Definition

 

Done in a sneaky or stealthy way

ADJECTIVE

Term
Substantiate
Definition

To establish by proof or competent

evidence

VERB

Term
Tenacious
Definition

To hold firmly or persistently

 

ADJECTIVE

Term
Imminent
Definition

Likely to occur at any moment;

impending

 

ADJECTIVE

Term
mutable
Definition

 

Changeable

ADJECTIVE

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Bolster
Definition

 

 

To support or strengthen

VERB

 

Term
Bolster
Definition

 

A pillow

NOUN

Term
Precarious
Definition

 Uncertain;

dangerous; risky

 

ADJECTIVE

Term
Ascetic
Definition

 A person who refrains from indulging
in earthly pleasures for religious reasons

NOUN

Term
Ascetic
Definition

 

Rigorously abstinent

 

ADJECTIVE

Term
cadence
Definition

 

Rhythmic flow or pattern

NOUN

Term
Propagate
Definition

To reproduce;

to spread

 

VERB

Term
innocuous
Definition

 

Harmless; not likely to harm or offend

 

ADJECTIVE

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virulent
Definition

 

Extremely poisonous

ADJECTIVE

Term
deportment
Definition

 Demeanor;
conduct;
behavior

NOUN

 

Term
gesticulation
Definition

 

To gesture, especially while speaking,

for emphasis

NOUN

Term
undulate
Definition

 To move in a

wavelike motion

VERB

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