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Words I will know 08

SAT-level vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
consummate (v) to complete, finish, or perfect
detachment withdrawal; avoiding emotional involvement
indignation a feeling of righteous anger
indict accuse of a crime
emancipation freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
opprobrium defamy; shame
mojo (n) personal magnetism; charm
discomfit (v) to frustrate, thwart, or embarrass
twee (adj) affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute or quant
yeuk (n) [yook] an itching sensation
minim (n) least quantity of anything
reciprocate (v) to make a return for something
tarry (v) to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn
mutable (adj) likely to change
spatchcock (v) to insert or interweave, esp. in a forced or incongruous manner
refurbish to fix up
prognosticate to forecast or predict
preamble (n) an introductory statement
blithe (adj) carefree and lighthearted
declaim speak in a dramatic way
matutinal (v) morning, early
osmosis sleep with a book under the head and know the stuff
cavalier knight
resplendent shining
carapace shell; bony armor
shoehorn squeezed
convention customary practice or usage
purports gives the appearance of; seems
lagniappe [lan yap] gift with a purpose
belie (v) contradict, give a false impression
attrition (n) gradual wearing away; a natural or expected decrease in size or number usually by resignation, retirement or death; sorrow for one's sins
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