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PSAT
9
SAT
9
GRE
9
Word list 10
Group 1
Notes
Bellicose
war-like; aggressive
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Consummate
complete; total; supremely good
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Elusive
hard to pin down
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Gregarious
extroverted; sociable; outgoing
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Jaundiced
cynical; pessimistic
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Nettle
annoy
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Phenomenon
an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
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Recuperate
get better after illness
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Superlative
extremely good; the best
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Whet
sharpen
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Group 2
Notes
Belligerent
aggressive; ready to fight
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Contemporary
living or happening at the same time
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Emaciated
very thin; withered
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Gritty
coarse; granular
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Jaunt
short pleasure trip
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Niggardly
miserly; stingy
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Philanthropy
charity; love of mankind
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Red tape
formalities; paperwork; official procedure
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Surly
grumpy; rude
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Whimsical
capricious; changeable
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Group 3
Notes
Bemoan
complain about
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Contrite
sorry
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Emancipate
set free
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Guffaw
sudden loud laughter
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Jeopardize
put at risk; endanger
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Nomadic
wandering from place to place
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Philistine
uncultured person
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Redolent
smelling of; giving off odors
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Surreptitious
secret; sneaky; stealthy
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Willful
stubborn
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Group 4
Notes
Benevolent
kindly
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Contrition
sorrow and repentance
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Embezzle
defraud; steal
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Guile
cunning; craftiness
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Jingoistic
extremely patriotic; nationalistic
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Nonchalance
an appearance of indifference; calm and composed ...................................................
Phlegmatic
calm; imperturbable
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Redress
put right something that was wrong
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Surreptitiously
secretly; furtively; stealthily
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Wily
cunning
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Group 5
Notes
Benign
kindly; harmless
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Contumacious
stubborn
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Embroil
involve in hostility or argument