Vocabulary For Standardized Tests Word List 12 Template Page 4
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Foreshadowed
indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)]
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Gaucherie
awkwardness [gauche (a)]
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Heterodox
unorthodox
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quality of being difficult to comprehend [inscrutable
Inscrutability
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(a)]
Limerick
short amusing poem
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Mannered
stylized; pretentious
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Pluck (n)
courage
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Sedulous
persevering; eager and thorough
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Syllogism
type of logical reasoning
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Vicissitude
unexpected change in fortune or circumstances
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Acolyte
disciple; follower or attendant
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Admonitory
scolding [admonition (n)]
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Caprices
whimsies; fancies
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symbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural
Cornucopia
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abundance
Deferential
showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)]
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Intractability
stubbornness; resistance [intractable (a)]
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Luminary
eminent person
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Minion
underling; servant
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Undergird
support; strengthen
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Vitiate
weaken; sap energy
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