Vocabulary For Standardized Tests Template Page 3
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Appease
pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with
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Circumscribe
limit
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Discord
disagreement
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Finesse
skill
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Inevitable
cannot be avoided
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Matriarchy
society governed by women
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Parsimonious
economical; frugal; thrifty
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Proponents
promoters; supporters
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Smelt
refine an ore
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Vacuous
empty; silly; meaningless
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Apprehensive
worried; fearful
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Circumspect
cautious; considering all sides
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Discordancy
cacophony; harshness; jarring
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Fitful
not continuous; stopping and starting
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Inexorable
relentless
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Maverick
a loner
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Parsimony
stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting
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Prosaic
dull; boring; ordinary
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Smorgasbord
a Swedish buffet of cold dishes
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Vagrant
person wandering without a home
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