Vocabulary For Standardized Tests Word List 11 Template

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Word list 11
Group 1
Notes
Abate
reduce in intensity
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Abjure
renounce; swear to refrain from something
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Blandishment
words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)]
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Boor
ill-mannered person [boorish (a)]
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Cardinal
1. high ranking church official; 2. major, important
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Deliberate
1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose (a)
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speaking ambiguously [equivocate (v), equivocal
Equivocation
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(a)]
Feckless
feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative
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quality of being calm and not easily disturbed
Imperturbability
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[imperturbable (a)]
Meretricious
falsely attractive; tawdry
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Group 2
Notes
Augury
prediction, looking for omens [auger (v)]
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Boycott
refuse to have dealings with
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Glib
slick; superficial esp. in speech
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Incise
cut into [incision (n); incisive (a)]
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Moralistic
concerned with morals [moralize (v)]
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Ostracism
shunning; social isolation [ostracize (v)]
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Penchant
inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection
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Rarefy
make less dense [rarefaction (n)]
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Repine
fret; be discontented
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Stipulate
specify [stipulation (n)]
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