Unit 8 SAT Vocab Flashcards
1
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agape
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with a wide open mouth, as in wonder or surprise
2
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carcinogen
A
a substance that produces cancer
3
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censure
A
to severely criticize or condemn
4
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deride
A
to laugh at with scorn; to ridicule
5
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gambol
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to dance and skip about in play
6
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gibe
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a taunting or bitterly sarcastic remark; to utter taunts or jeers
7
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grotesque
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odd, distorted or unnatural in shape, appearance or character
8
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hackneyed
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greatly overused; trite
9
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immolate
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to destroy; sacrafice
10
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imperious
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overbearing or demanding or seeking to dominate
11
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martinet
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one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
12
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neologism
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a new and creative phrase or expression
13
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olfactory
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of or pertaining to the sense of smell
14
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quagmire
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a difficult or precarious situation; a predicament
15
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recondite
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dealing with abstract or hard to understand information
