PSAT: Lesson 20
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ak3525 on May 24, 2010
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Shakespeare List PSAT FMHS Vocabulary Vocab Words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Affluent | Rich, teeming (Because the man was so ________ , he was able to donate large sums of money to the organization. |
| Antiquity | The quality of being ancient; ancient times (Many scholars spend years studying the records left from ________ . |
| Blandishment | flattery (Due to the salesman's ________ , the customer bought the jacket. |
| Chasten | to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior (I was ________ by my mother for not cleaning up my room. |
| Civility | Polite and courteous behavior (Diplomats are expected to display a great deal of ________ in their interactions with one another. |
| Congenial | Characterized by friendly sociability (The family decided to settle in the ________ little town. |
| Deft | Skillful, adroit (He was very ________ in handling the questions for the reporter. |
| Dispatch | To send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness (The officer ________ his troops to the scene of conflict.) |
| Embroil | To entangle, to throw into confusion or strife (The senators are ________ in an argument over raising taxes.) |
| Expurgate | To remove obscene or objectionable material usually before publication (The censors felt that certain words needed to be ________ from the book.) |
| Garner | to gather together, to store up (I will need to ________ all of my allies in order to win this vote.) |
| Heretical | Contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards (His ________ statements were offensive to many believers.) |
| Iconoclast | One who attacks established beliefs or institutions (The church is constantly under attack by ________ .) |
| Irreproachable | Faultless, not discreditable (The woman's morals are so high, that she is ________ .) |
| Mercurial | Changing unpredictably, fickle (Due to his ________ temperament employees always approached him carefully, unsure of what his mood would be.) |
| Nuance | A subtle distinction or difference (The ________ of flavor cannot be described adequately.) |
| Partisan | One who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause (The cause was supported by a small group of ________ .) |
| Pious | Marked by showing zealous devotion to the rites of religion (He engages in many ________ practices, such as attending mass.) |
| Raucous | Loud and boisterous, harsh, disorderly (The ________ crowd at the fight threw chairs into the ring to show disagreement with the decision.) |
| Repungnant | Disgusting, offensive (It is ________ to spit on the sidewalk.) |
| Satiric | Characterized by satire (The political cartoonist was known for his ________ drawings.) |
| Sporadic | Occasionally occurring (While there are ________ showers, the summers in the western part of Texas are usually hot and dry. |
| Succulent | Very juicy (An orange is an example of a ________ fruit.) |
| Terrestrial | Of the earth or pertaining to the earth (Humans are ________ beings.) |
| Ungainly | Awkward (Boys who grow very fast are sometimes ________ .) |
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