Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Book 4 Chapter 9
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kentranx on January 16, 2010
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Charter School of Wilmington, English 12 - Howard
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 provocative | adj. tending to excite or stimulate. |
| bumpkin | n. an unsophisticated, awkward person. |
| toady | n. a person who flatters for personal gain. |
| culpable | adj. deserving blame or condemnation; guilty. |
| hortatory | adj. encouraging; inciting. |
| penultimate | adj. next to last. |
| orotund | adj. full and rich in sound (in speech). |
| blithe | adj. carefree and lighthearted. |
| soporific | adj. tending to induce sleep. |
| pervasive | adj. permeating; spreading throughout. |
| benign | adj. beneficial; favorable. |
| frenetic | adj. wildly excited. |
| recrimination | n. a counteraccusation. |
| indecorous | adj. lacking good taste; improper |
| corroborate | v. to strengthen by adding evidence. |
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