Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: lesson 11
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 canard | a deliberately misleading story |
| wont | likely |
| etymology | the history of a word, the study of word orgins |
| cortege | a group of attendants |
| solecism | a mistake in speech, manners, or deeds |
| demotic | relating to ordinary people |
| simian | related to or resembling an ape or monkey |
| impresario | an entertainment producer or manager |
| requisite | required; necessary |
| bulwark | a defensive wall or embankment |
| malaise | emotional discomfort |
| disingenuous | insincere |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in intensity |
| intransigent | uncompromising |
| dogged | persistent |
| plic | fold |
| lig | connect or bind |
| solv | loosen |
| ex | out |
| re | back or again |
| ab | away from |
| ob | toward or against |
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