English 9 SAT Vocab #8
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kellrson on April 17, 2012
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English 9, SAT Vocabulary, English
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English 9
SAT Prep Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Elapse | to pass or go by (said of time) |
| Feign | to give a false appearance; to pretend |
| Giddy | a light-headed sensation; dizzy; lightheartedly silly |
| Histrionic | overly dramatic, theatrical |
| Incongruous | not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in |
| Lassitude | a condition of weariness; fatigue |
| Martyr | someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy |
| Orthodox | conventional, doing it by the book, sticking to established principles |
| Partition | the division of something into parts; an interior structure dividing a larger area |
| Quixotic | totally foolishly impractical |
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