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PSAT Prep [7.2]
Vocabulary for Week 7 Day 2 of PSAT Preparatory
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| advocate | urge; plead for |
| amulet | ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits |
| burly | brawny, husky |
| clemency | disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather |
| communicable | transmittable |
| compatible | harmonious; in harmony with |
| contentious | quarrelsome, desiring to argue |
| excerpt | selection from a book or play |
| immaterial | extraneous, inconsequential, nonessential; not consisting of matter |
| inalienable | incapable of being taken away |
| inhibition | forbidding from within, holding in check from inner feeling, restraint |
| moot | debatable, subject to argument or discussion; previously decided |
| peripatetic | moving from place to place |
| plebeian | common, vulgar, pertaining to common people, crude |
| posit | to put in position; to suggest an idea |
| pry | to intrude into; to force open |
| reprehensible | deserving blame, disreputable |
| tedious | boring; tiring |
| voracious | having a great appetite |
| wry | amusing, ironic |