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English. List one
List one out of 12, SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ideology | –noun, plural -gies. (NOUN) Beliefs. The new Church's ideology seem strange to others in town because it was different from their own. |
| Paradox | (NOUN) Contradiction, false proposition. The paradox on the test confused the students. Little did they know it was a trick question. |
| dissemble | (VERB) to disguise or pretend. I dissembled my face with a paper bag because I had a huge zit on my nose. |
| propriety | (NOUN) the appropriateness of the circumstance, decency. The speech the queen made at dinner was of the utmost propriety. |
| providence | (NOUN) a divine government. Kings and queens are part of a providence that rules over a certain type of people |
| vindictive | (ADJ.) hateful, revengeful. I once had a vindictive teacher who penalized me for having ADHD. |
| smirch | (VERB) to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc. I smirched her shirt with ice cream when she made fun of my hair, oops. |
| trepidation | (NOUN)trembling fright. When I heard I had 2 more weeks to live i was struck with trepidation. |
| subservient | (ADJ.) a slave to. I am subservient to my almighty english teacher, Mr. H. |
| hypocrisy | (NOUN) deceitfulness, pretense. Teachers taking our phones away is hypocrisy because they always take out theirs. |
| partisan | (NOUN) person devoted to another or cause. I am a partisan to SAVE DARFUR. Over the past years i have gone to rallies and donated lots of money |
| calumny | (NOUN)a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. The rumors spread her were calumny. |
| inert | (ADJ.) having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance. The paralyzed man was completely inert. |
| prodigious | (ADJ.) extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force. The sumo wrestler was prodigious. |
| exude | (VERB)to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out. I exuded sweat after gym. Cute. |