Vocabulary For Standardized Tests Word List 13 Template Page 2
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Armada
fleet of ships
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Dawdler
slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)]
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Dross
something worthless; impurities left after refining
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Expiate
atone; make amends for
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1. chop roughly; 2. person who writes to earn
Hack
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money, 3. hired horse
Prone
1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontal
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Propensity
tendency; inclination
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Scabbard
cover for a sword
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Skiff
small boat
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Umbrage
1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injury
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Group 4
Notes
dabbling esp. in the arts [dilettante (n) = person
Dilettantism
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who dabbles]
Enervate
weaken
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Malevolent
having evil intentions [malevolence (n)]
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Neophyte
new convert; tyro
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Panegyric
speech praising someone; laudatory words
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Presage
forewarn of; indicate
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Serration
jagged edge
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Slight
1. minor (a); 2. perceived insult (v) and (n)
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1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when
Tare
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weighing
Unprepossessing
unattractive
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