Vocabulary For Standardized Tests Word List 11 Template Page 3
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Ambidextrous
able to use both left and right hands equally well
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Culpability
guilt [culpable = blameworthy]
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Discernment
judgment; perceptiveness
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Encomium
praise
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Inveigle
coax; cajole; wheedle; entice
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Minatory
threatening
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Ossified
turned to bone; become rigid [ossification (n)]
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Plumb
measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)
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most typical; the perfect example of [quintessence
Quintessential
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(n)]
Runic
mysterious; magical
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Group 6
Notes
accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding
Accretion
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from the outside
occurring in the wrong time period [anachronism
Anachronistic
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(n)]
long lasting (often used for diseases in which case
Chronic
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the opposite is acute)
Churlishness
rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
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mob leader (who appeals to base instincts)
Demagogue
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[demagogy/demagoguery (n)]
Effrontery
daring; audacity (has a negative connotation)
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story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting [idyllic
Idyll
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(a)]
Interregnum
interval between reigns or governments
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Nugatory
of minor significance; futile
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Sinecure
job which pays salary but requiring little effort
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