NorthWood SAT Prep Vocab 10
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bhommerding on October 23, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bolster | n. a long narrow pillow; anything used as a support; v. to prop up, support, or reinforce |
| affable | adj. friendly, cordial, pleasant and easy to talk to; showing friendliness |
| reciprocate | v. to give, do, or take in return; to move with a backward-forward motion |
| expletive | n. an oath or exclamation, usually profane; a word with no meaning of its own, used to complete the pattern of a phrase or sentence |
| furor | n. frenzied anger; rage; a pubic uproar or outburst of indignation; great enthusiasm for |
| tawdry | adj. gaudy; showy and cheap |
| intangible | adj. not capable of being touched; not material; vague or not easily defined |
| wistful | adj. full of longing; yearning; wishful |
| subterfuge | n. a trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant |
| idiomatic | adj. characteristic of a particular language |
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