Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT/ACT Book III — Lesson Twenty
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prestwickhouse on February 16, 2009
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IB Language and Literature Year One, Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT/ACT Book III, Mrs. Spray's English 11 Honors, English 11, Maddie's SAT Prep Class, English Powerplus semester two (see more)
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| intractable |  difficult to manipulate or govern |
| disseminate | to disperse or scatter |
| sinecure | a job that provides income but requires little or no work |
| tendentious | biased in perspective; preferring one view over another |
| politic | prudent or shrewdly tactful |
| extemporaneous | done without planning; spur of the moment; unexpected; makeshift |
| discursive | jumping from one topic to another without any order or reason |
| diaspora | a dispersion of people from their homeland |
| requiem | a religious service or song for the deceased |
| traduce | to slander someone's reputation |
| acerbic | sarcastic in mood, tone, or temper; harsh |
| beatitude | a state of happiness or joy |
| maladroit | not resourceful or cunning; inept |
| androgynous | having features of both sexes; suitable for both male and female |
| augur | someone who predicts future events according to omens |
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