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ACT/SAT Quiz 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Someone who came before another |
| Jeopardy | Danger |
| Tangible | Touchable, significant |
| Indulgent | Pampering oneself, satisfying desires |
| Remorse | Sadness, regret |
| Pivotal | Important, critical, crucial |
| Scrupulous | Careful, diligent, moral |
| Refute | To disprove |
| Respite | A rest, a pause, a break |
| Stoic | Indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| Volatile | Changeable, unstable, explosive |
| Peripheral | On the edge, surrounding |
| Hedonistic | Pleasure-seeking, indulgent |
| Benefactor | A generous donor |
| Brevity | Briefness |
| Apocryphal | Of doubtful origin, false |
| Virtuoso | An accomplished musician |
| Slander | To defame, to speak maliciously of someone |
| Animosity | Hatred |
| Idiom | A peculiar untranslatable expression |