SAT Vocabulary: List 3
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kylee_applebaum on February 27, 2011
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8th grade language arts vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ambiguous | Adjective; Susceptible to multiple interpretations; Doubtful or uncertain |
| animated | Adjective; Lively; Filled with life, activity and vigor |
| atrophy | Noun or Verb depending on proper usage in a sentence; The wasting away or emaciating of tissues, organs, or the entire body; any wasting away or diminution, such as moral |
| benign | Adjective; Of a kind disposition; showing gentleness and mildness; promoting well-being; beneficial; not cancerous |
| diffidence | Noun; The quality or state of lacking self-confidence; the quality of being timid or shy |
| enigma | Noun; An obscure riddle; one that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable |
| fervor | Noun; Intensity of emotion; fervency; ardor |
| indifferent | Adjective; Characterized by a lack of bias or partiality; not mattering one way or another; of no great importance; having no marked feeling one way or another |
| nullify | Verb; To deprive of legal force; to annul; to make void; to make ineffective or useless |
| prosaic | Adjective; Like prose; not poetry; matter-of-fact; straightforward; lacking in imagination and spirit; dull and ordinary |
| repress | Verb; To hold back; to restrain; to force into the subconscious mind (as in memories, ideas, or fears, for example) |
| supercilious | Adjective; Characterized by haughty scorn; disdainful; proud |
| animation | (noun) the condition or quality of being lively, spirited, full of life |
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