Vocabulary For Standardized Tests Word List 13 Template
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Group 1
Notes
Alleviated
made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]
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1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not
Apostrophe
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present (a figure of speech)
roman soldier (commander of a company of 100
Centurion
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soldiers)
Emollient
softening (a); something which softens (n)
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Fusillade
long burst of gunfire
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Inerrancy
infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)]
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1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps, 3.
Mince
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speak in an affected manner
Palpate
medical term meaning to examine with the hands
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Platitude
unoriginal, obvious saying
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1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on
Quibble
words when finding fault; 2. (n) a minor verbal point
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in an argument
Group 2
Notes
Apprehension
slight fear; sense of something unfavorable
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Conniving
cunning; scheming [connive (v)]
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Derision
mockery [deride (v)]
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Epigram
short, witty saying
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Lassitude
lack of energy; weariness
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over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant
Pedantic
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(n)]
branch of science concerned with things as they
Phenomenology
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are perceived; not directly derived from theory
1. hurried (a); 2. insoluble product of a reaction in
Precipitate
chemistry (n), 3. to instigate or speed up an action
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(v)
Renege
go back on promise or retract statement
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Apprehension
slight fear; sense of something unfavorable
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