SAT 9
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sandratiffany on November 20, 2010
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight; a ghostly figure |
| conscientious | meticulous, careful |
| affectation | the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt |
| subterfuge | an artifice or stratagem used to conceal, escape, or evade |
| insolent | insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct |
| cardinal | of basic importance, primary |
| punctilious | marked by precise exact accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| elicit | to draw or bring out (something latent or potential) |
| notoriety | the condition or state of being widely and unfavorably known, usually for something scandalous or for some negative quality or trait |
| meretricious | based on pretense or insincerity; cheaply ornamental, deceptively attractive |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable to someone, often insincerely |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is related as true; disbelieving |
| precipitately | suddenly; hastily, rashly |
| scrutiny | a searching study or inquiry; close inspection |
| commensurate | equal in measure or extent; equivalent |
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