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Lesson 2
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Book Four
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/19/2009
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metamorphosis
 Definition
a transformation or dramatic change
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donnybrook
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a fight, an uproar
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nonchalant
 Definition
unconcerned, indifferent
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vestige
 Definition
a trace or evidence of something that once existed
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interlocutor
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someone who participates in a conversation
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procrustean
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strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances
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stygian
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dark and forbidding
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sophistry
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a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
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carte blanche
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boundless authority, unlimited power to act
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incantation
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a chant, a recited magical spell
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cosmopolitan
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worldly, sophisticated
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rife
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abundant, prevalent
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nomenclature
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technical names or naming
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brigand
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a robber or bandit
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contemtuous
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haughty, scournful
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