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Lesson 7
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Book Four
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/19/2009
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gibberish
 Definition
nonsense
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inimical
 Definition
unfriendly, hostile, injurious
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nexus
 Definition
a link, tie, or bomb
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coeval
 Definition
of the same time period
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dilatory
 Definition
tending to delay or procrastinate
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convoluted
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complicated, intricate
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entreat
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to earnestly request or petition
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anecdote
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a short account of an incident
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incumbent
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obligatory, necessary
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churlish
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boorish or vulgar
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promulgate
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to announce, make shown
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staid
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showing dignity and ofter strait-laced propriety
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livid
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extremely angry
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lurid
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shocking, explicit
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cogent
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convincing, reasonable
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