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11th #17a
Castle Juniors' SAT Vocabulary unit #17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| exhort (ĭg-zôrt') | v.,·ed,·ing, -s. To urge with argument or strong advice; plead earnestly v.tr. To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: exhorted the troops to hold the line. v.intr. To make urgent appeal. --- n. exhorter ex·hort'er |
| flamboyant (flăm-boi'ənt) | adj. Very showy; strikingly bold. Highly elaborate; ornate. Richly colored; resplendent. Given to ostentatious or audacious display. --- n.flamboyance or flamboyancy ---adv. flamboyantly flam·boy'ant·ly |
| foible (foi'bəl) | n. A minor weakness or character flaw; a minor fault in behavior |
| innocuous (ĭ-nŏk'yū-əs) | adj. Having no adverse effect; harmless. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid. inoffensive --- adv. innocuously --- --- n. innocuousness |
| magnanimous (măg-năn'ə-məs) | adj. Courageously noble in mind and heart. Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish. === adv. magnanimously --- n. magnanimousness |
| masochist (măs'ə-kĭzt) | n. A person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical or psychological pain --- --- n. masochism mas'och·ism --- adj masochistic mas'och·is'tic . --- --- adv. masochistically mas'och·is'ti·cal·ly |
| meticulous (mĭ-tĭk'yə-ləs) | adj. Extremely careful and exact; showing great attention to details. ---n. meticulosity or meticulousness --- adv. meticulously me·tic'u·lous·ly |
| rancor (răng'kər) | n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. --- adj. rancorous ran'cor·ous --- adv. rancorously ran'cor·ous·ly . --- n. rancorousness ran'cor·ous·ness |
| recrimination (rĭ-krĭm'ə-nā'shən) | n. An accusation made in response to an accuser; countercharge |
| repugnant (rĭ-pŭg'nənt) | Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive: morally repugnant behavior. Offensive; distasteful; repulsive --- adv. repugnantly re·pug'nant·ly |