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Hot Words for the SAT
Lesson 1

Using Few Words or Being Quiet

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Lesson 2

brevity n
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laconic adj
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quiescent adj
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succinct adj
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terse adj
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speaking in circles; roundabout speech
colloquial adj
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spread out, not concise; wordy
digress vb
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artful ease with speaking that impacts people’s feelings
garrulous adj
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using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose
of impressing others
loquacious adj
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to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk
foolishly
rant vb
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relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some
effect; insincere in expression
verbose adj
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talking a great deal with ease; glib

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Lesson 3

Feeling Superior

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Lesson 4

arrogant adj
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complacent adj
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disdainful adj
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haughty adj
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narcissist adj
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ostentatious adj
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pretentious adj
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swagger vb
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cliché n
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hackneyed adj
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lackluster adj
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platitude n
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trite adj
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dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed
an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse
unoriginal; taken from something already existing
made commonplace by overuse; trite
lacking flavor or taste; unexciting
lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring
commonplace; ordinary
an obvious remark uttered as if it were original
dull; commonplace
unoriginal and stale due to overuse
lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale

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Lesson 5

Lessening Pain, Tension, and/ or Conflict

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allay vb
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ameliorate vb
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assuage vb
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mediate vb
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mollify vb
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placate vb
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Lesson 6

to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
to lessen pain or tension
to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension
to make tranquil, especially by giving into demands; pacify
to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
to win a person over through special considerations or
persuasive methods
to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes
to make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damage
to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent
to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state
to make calm; to soothe
to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down

Friendly and Agreeable

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affable adj
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amicable adj
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convivial adj
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gregarious adj
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levity n
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antagonism n
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belligerent adj
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captious adj
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disputatious adj
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predator n
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hatred; ill will
hatred or hostility
of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; belligerent
taking part in war or fighting ready to fight
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
made for the sake of quarreling; quibbling
quarrelsome; belligerent
likely to dispute or argue
inclined to argue or debate; controversial
one who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on
another; a strong adversary or rival
eager to fight; belligerent
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Lesson 8

Generosity in Spending Money or Time, or Showing Concern for Others

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Lesson 9

altruistic adj
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giving freely and easily to others; charitable
largess n
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generous in giving to others or in spending money
magnanimous adj
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very generous
philanthropic adj
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wasteful; lavish
squander vb
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avarice n
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mercenary adj
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parsimonious adj
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thrifty adj
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Problems, Puzzlements, and Disasters

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adversity n
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confounding adj
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debacle n
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labyrinth n
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quandary n
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turmoil n
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deleterious adj
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devious adj
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malicious adj
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odious adj
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pernicious adj
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virulent adj
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castigate vb
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chastise vb
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impugn vb
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rebuke vb
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upbraid vb
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apathetic adj
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impassive adj
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listless adj
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phlegmatic adj
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stoical adj
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languor n
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lethargic adj
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sluggish adj
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stagnant adj
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lazy; not wanting to do any work
weak or lifeless feeling
tired feeling; a result of depression or too much work
having little or no energy
having to do with sitting around a lot
slow and lazy
sleep-inducing; sleepy
lacking movement or energy
lacking energy; relating to inactivity; feeling sluggish

Humility and Obedience

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compliant adj
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obsequious adj
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slavish adj
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subordinate adj
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sycophant n
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Lesson 16

yielding, submissive
gaining favor by acting overly kind or by flattery
obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly
attentive manner
slave-like; very humble and submissive
slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard work
voluntarily obeying another; humble
inferior; lower in rank or status
obedient; obsequious
a self-server who tries to gain the favor of others through
the use of flattery or by being overattentive
a flatterer; a sycophant

Enthusiasm and Passion

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ardent adj
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ebullient adj
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exuberant adj
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fervent adj
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vibrant adj
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full of passion and emotion
showing enthusiasm; ardent
filled with a excitement
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dogged adj
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intractable adj
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obstinate adj
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resolve n
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unyielding adj
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unwilling to bend; unyielding
stubborn; determined
strongly-opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubborn
stubborn; hard to manage
resistant to persuasion or softening
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cacophony n
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din n
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euphony n
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raucous adj
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vociferous adj
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adulate v
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eulogize v
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extol v
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panegyrize v
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venerate v
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to regard highly with love an respect
to honor or show deep respect for age or tradition
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copious adj
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myriad adj
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plethora n
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superfluous adj
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abundant; plentiful; enough or more than enough
abundant; much; plentiful
abundant; in excess
countless; a very large number
excess; abundance
abundant; more than enough
overabundant; more than is needed; unnecessary
an oversupply

Words Relating to Food and Hunger

abstemious adj
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culinary adj
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emaciated adj
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glutton n
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ravenous adj
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voracious adj
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epicure)
one who overindulges in food and drink
pleasing to the taste buds
very hungry
tasty or good smelling
greedy; gluttonous; ravenous; insatiable

Words Relating to Being Careful

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chary adj
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conscientious adj
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gingerly adj
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meticulous adj
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vigilant adj
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cautious; wary
careful and cautious before acting
relating to doing what one knows is right; scrupulous
requiring a great deal of care or effort; painstaking
very carefully
paying careful attention to
very careful; fussy; finicky
showing great care and honesty, based on what is right
carefully alert and watchful
cautious, careful

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Lesson 23
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Lesson 24

Words Relating to Being Short-lived in Time or Place
ephemeral adj
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fleeting adj
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nomadic adj
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transient adj
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volatile adj
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antediluvian adj
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antiquity n
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obsolete adj
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very, very old; antiquated
very old and no longer in use; obsolete
ancient times
old; from a much earlier time; antiquated
old; outdated, as in no longer in use
a custom or object that has been around for a very, very
long time

The New
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inception n
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novel adj
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modern, new; relating to the same time period
the start, the beginning of something
something new
new
novel; unparalleled

Words Relating to Being Sneaky or Hardly Noticeable

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clandestine adj
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secret, hidden
furtive adj
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hardly noticeable
sly adj
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secretive, sly
surreptitious adj
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inconspicuous; not easily noticed
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Lesson 26

Words Relating to People You Will Meet on the SAT I

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Lesson 27

adversary n
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ascetic n
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diva n
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pariah n
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skeptic n
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an opponent
a person who is skillful with his or her hands
a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures
a fraud; a quack or imposter
a highly skilled singer, usually an opera singer
a person who lives for pleasure
a social outcast
a skillful storyteller
a person who doubts
a highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer

Words Relating to Things of Little Importance or Value

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Lesson 28

extraneous adj
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not having substance or sense of importance or seriousness
incidental adj
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irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant
irrelevant adj
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able of likely to be neglected or bypassed due to smallness
or lack of importance
peripheral adj
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minor or trivial; small in quantity
superficial adj
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lacking significance; unimportant
trivial adj
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astute adj
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erudite adj
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ingenious adj
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perspicacious adj
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sagacious adj
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shrewd adj
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arid adj
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ascetic n
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ambiguous adj
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coalesce vb
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delusion n
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illusion n
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to have different opinions join together; fuse; converge
to recover from an illness
a false opinion or belief
an indirect reference, often to literature
something unreal that gives the appearance of being real

More Words that Sound and/or Look Alike But Have Different Meanings

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Lesson 31

imprudent adj
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indigenous adj
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indignant adj
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intimidate vb
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obtuse adj
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ponderous adj
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accessible adj
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aspire vb
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bolster vb
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cynical adj
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gratify vb
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hardy adj
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integrity n
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linger vb
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mock vb
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ominous adj
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proximity n
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a person who seeks self-gain, even at the expense of others,
without regard to values or moral principles
nearness

Letters Q to Z

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querulous adj
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rigor n
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scrutinize vb
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tentative adj
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tranquility n
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vilify vb
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whining; complaining
to tell a story
harshness, severity
to wet or soak completely; to totally fill up
to read or look at very closely and carefully
to be better than; to excel
hesitant; not definite
to grow strong; to flourish
peacefulness; calmness
sameness
to slander or defame someone’s name
fanciful

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Lesson 34

Millennium Hot Words

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Lesson 35

aggregate n
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very bold
aviary n
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to come together
complementary adj
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to prove wrong or false
discrepancy n
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taken from many different sources
excerpt n
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very, very cold or very, very slow moving
(in both cases, like a glacier)

More Millennium Hot Words

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inception n
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lithe adj
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pitfall n
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replete adj
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spurious adj
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the beginning; the earliest stage
unable to be overcome
nimble and flexible
someone who dislikes all people
an unseen danger, risk, or drawback
to tear down; to destroy
filled-up; overflowing
period of inactivity; a lull
false; counterfeit; lacking logic
to turn to vapor, foam, or mist

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