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Vocabulary Mid-Term Review (SAT 6-10)
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Abstain : desist, go without, withdraw
Blighted : damaged, destroyed, ruined
Credulous : gullible, ready to believe anything
Enshroud : cover
Haughtiness : arrogance, pride
Lachrymose : tearful, sad
Obfuscate : deliberately make something difficult to understand
Plethora : an excess
Repudiate : shun, eschew
Tedium : boredom
Abstemious : self-denying, refraining from indulging
Blithe : free-spirited, carefree
Crepuscular : active at dawn and dusk
Enunciation : clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
Headstrong : stubborn, willful
Lackluster : dull, monotonous, bland
Objective : unbiased, not subjective
Pliable : flexible, not stubborn
Rescind : retract, repeal
Temper : to moderate, soften
Abstruse : difficult to understand, obscure
Blunderbuss : ancient weapon (type of gun)
Cringe : recoil, flinch, shy away
Envenom : to cause bitterness and bad feeling
Hedonism : self-indulgence, pleasure-seeking
Laconic : using few words, brief, to the point
Oblique : indirect, slanting
Plumage : feathers of a bird
Resignation : acceptance of fate
Tenacious : stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
Accolade : tribute, honor, praise
Bolster : support, prop up
Cryptic : puzzling, enigmatic
Ephemeral : short-lived
Hedonist : a pleasure seeker
Lamentation : expression of regret or sorrow
Obliterate : destroy, demolish, eradicate
Plummet : fall suddenly and steeply
Resolution : determination
Tentative : not certain
Acquiesce : to agree, give in to
Bombast : arrogant, pompous language
Curtail : cut short
Epicure : someone who appreciates good food and drink
Heed : listen to
Lampoon : ridicule, spoof
Oblivious : totally unaware
Podium : raised platform
Resonant : echoing
Tenuous : flimsy, not solid
Vocabulary Mid-Term Review (SAT 6-10)
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| ancient weapon (type of gun) |
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| arrogant, pompous language |
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| clear pronunciation, accent, articulation |
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| damaged, destroyed, ruined |
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| deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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| desist, go without, withdraw |
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| destroy, demolish, eradicate |
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| difficult to understand, obscure |
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| expression of regret or sorrow |
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| fall suddenly and steeply |
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| gullible, ready to believe anything |
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| self-denying, refraining from indulging |
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| self-indulgence, pleasure-seeking |
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| someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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| stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose |
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| to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
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| using few words, brief, to the point |
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Vocabulary Mid-Term Review (SAT 6-10)
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| ancient weapon (type of gun) |
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| arrogant, pompous language |
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| clear pronunciation, accent, articulation |
| |
| |
| |
| damaged, destroyed, ruined |
| |
| deliberately make something difficult to understand |
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| desist, go without, withdraw |
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| destroy, demolish, eradicate |
| |
| |
| difficult to understand, obscure |
| |
| |
| |
| expression of regret or sorrow |
| |
| fall suddenly and steeply |
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| gullible, ready to believe anything |
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| self-denying, refraining from indulging |
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| self-indulgence, pleasure-seeking |
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| someone who appreciates good food and drink |
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| stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose |
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| to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
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| using few words, brief, to the point |
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© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only