Jr. SAT Week 2 Day 3
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candyman000 on July 6, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
| disparate | distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar |
| pivotal | of central importance; crucial |
| importune | to harass with persistent demands or entreaties |
| preeminent | superior or notable above all others |
| tangential | merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant; divergent |
| paramount | of chief concern or importance |
| inscrutably | in an incomprehensible or mysterious manner |
| unctuous | oily; exaggerated and false sincerity |
| histrionically | in an excessively dramatic or emotional manner |
| lewd | characterized by lust or lasciviousness |
| meticulousness | strict attention to details |
| apathy | lack of interest or concern; indifference |
| austerity | severity in manner |
| resignation | giving up one's job, quitting; unresisting acceptance, submission |
| remorse | a feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds |
| stark | bare or blunt |
| ethereal | extremely delicate and refined, almost heavenly |
| evanescent | vanishing, fading quickly, short-lived |
| excerpt | passage or quotation taken from a book; an extract |
| explicate | to explain in detail |
| expository | serving to expound or explain |
| fable | a legend or myth, not based upon fact, sometimes using animals to convey a moral |
| facile | quick and easy, but often superficial and lazy |
| falter | to hesitate, waver, or pause in uncertainty |
| ferocious | fierce, savage and cruel |
| flippant | lacking respect and seriousness, humorous in a disrespectful way |
| florid | reddish, rosy, especially in complection or skin tone |
| fluent | smooth, graceful, flowing |
| fodder | food for livestock, such as horses and cows |
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