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PHS SAT Vocab List 7
LA 2 Honors SAT List 7
Term | a highly skilled performer |
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Temerity | unwise boldness ; rash or reckless behavior |
Volition | use of your own will , by your choice |
Torpor | sluggishness , lethargy , inability to think or act ( adj) torpid |
Quandary | a feeling of puzzlement or doubt |
Trepidation | fear, worry apprehension |
Zenith | the highest point of acme : the point of culmination |
Reticence | quietness and restraint in personality; reticent , silent , restrained , reserved |
Respite | a time of relief from activity |
Parsimony | extreme stinginess; thrift; penny-pinching |
Nostalgia | a sentimental longing for a pastime or state (adj) nostalgic |
Predecessor | an ancestor, prior person in a position |
Hierarchy | a series arranged by rank or grade |
Anarchy | lacking of government , often resulting in lawlessness |
Lucid | clear and distinct , sensible and intelligible |
Elucidate | to explain clearly and fully |