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Barron's SAT High-Frequency
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Abate
Abate v. subside or moderate.
Rather than leaving immediately,they aited !or the storm to abate.Abatement, N.
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Aberrant
Aberrant adj. abnora! or de"iant. #i"enthe aberrant nature of the data, we cameto doubt the validity of the entireexperiment.
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Abrasive
Abrasi"e adj. rubbing a$ay% tending togrind do$n. &ust as abrasive cleaning
powders can wear away a shiny finish,abrasive remarks can wear away alistener's patience. Abrade v.
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Absolute
Abso!ute adj. saring in eating anddrin)ing% teerate. *oncerned $hetherher "egetarian son's absteious dietro"ided hi $ith su((icient rotein+ the$orried other ressed (ood on hi.
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Abstemious
Absteious adj. sring in eating anddrin)ing% teerate. *oncerned $hetherher "egetarian son's absteious dietro"ided hi $ith su((icient rotein+ the$orried other ressed (ood on hi.
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Abstract
Abstract adj. theoretica!% not concrete%nonreresentationa!. To hi+ hunger $asan abstract concet% he had ne"er isseda ea!.
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Abstruse
Abstruse adj. obscure% ro(ound% di((icu!tto understand. She carries aroundabstruse $or)s o( hi!osohy+ not becauseshe understands the but because she$ants her (riends to thin) she does.
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Accessible
Accessib!e adj. easy to aroach%obtainab!e. We as)ed our guide $hetherthe ruins $ere accessib!e on (oot. Acdai". a!aud%
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Acclaim
Acc!ai ". a!aud% announce $ith greataro"a!. The ,B* sortscastersacc!aied . e"ery Aerican "ictory in the!yics and !aented e"ery Aericande(eat acc!aation+ acc!ai+ n.
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Accolade
Acco!ade n. a$ard o( erit. n the $or!d o(ub!ic re!ations a "Clio" is the highestacco!ade an ad"ertising caaign canrecei"e.
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Ac)no$!edge
Ac)no$!edge ". recogni/e% adit.A!though ac)no$!edge that the Beate!s0tunes sound retty dated no$adays+ sti!!
re(er the to the gangsta2 ra songs ybrothers !ay.
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Acquiesce
Acquiesce ". assent% agree $ithoutrotesting. When $e as)ed her toarticiate in the !ay+ she iediate!yacquiesced. Acquiescence+ n.%acquiescent+ adj.
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Acrimonious
Acrimonious ad$. bitter in ords ormanner. %he candidate attacked hiso&&onent in highly acrimoniousterms. Acrimony, n.
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Acute
Acute adj. quic)!y erceti"e% )een% brie(and se"ere. The acute young doctorrea!i/ed iediate!y that the gradua!deterioration o( her atient's once-acutehearing $as due to a chronic i!!ness+ not
an acute one.
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Adherent
Adherent n. suorter% (o!!o$er. n the$a)e o( the scanda!+ the senator's one-tie adherents quiet!y deserts hi.
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Ad$acent
Ad$acent ad$. neighboring' ad$oining.(ou ill !ind )uestions based on thisreading &assage located on thead$acent &age.
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Adroit
Adroit ad$. skill!ul' nimble. %he$uggler*s admirers &articularlyen$oyed his adroit handling o!di!!icult balancing tricks.
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Adulation
Adulation n. !lattery' admiration. %herock star relished the adulation shereceived !rom her grou&ies and yes+men.
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Adversary
Adversary n. o&&onent. %he youngrestler struggled to overcome hisadversary.
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Adverse
Adverse ad$. un!avorable' hostile.%he recession had a highly adversee!!ect on ather*s investment &ort!olio-
he lost so much money that he couldno longer a!!ord the butler and theu&stairs maid. Adversity, n.
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Aesthetic
Aesthetic ad$. artistic' dealing ithor ca&able o! a&&reciation o! thebeauti!ul. %he beauty o! %i!!any*sstained glass a&&ealed to sther*saesthetic sense. Aesthete, n.
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A!!able
A!!able ad$. easily a&&roachable'armly !riendly Accustomed to cold'aloo! su&ervisors icholas, asamaed at ho a!!able his neem&loyer as.
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A((inity
A((inity n. natura! !i)ing% )inshi% sii!arity.cta"ia (e!t an iediate a((inity (or the (o!)dancers she et% their !o"e o( dance $as
hers as $e!!.
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A((iration
A((iration n. ositi"e assertion%con(iration% so!en !edge by one $hore(uses to ta)e an oath. 3esite To's
a((irations o( innocence+ Aunt 4o!!y sti!!susected he had eaten the ie.
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Aggressor
Aggressor n. attacker. e!ore you&unish both boys !or !ighting, seeeather you can determine hich one
as the aggressor.
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Alienate
Alienate v. make hostile' se&arate.eather*s attem&ts to alienate Amy!rom llen !ailed because the to
!riends had com&lete !aith in oneanother.
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Alleviate
Alleviate v. relieve. %he doctor*sreassuring
remarks alleviated 5une*s !ears !or thebaby'
though he*d been born &rematurely, heas
ra&idly gaining eight and could gohome in a
cou&le o! eeks.
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Aloo!
Aloo! ad$. a&art' reserved'stando!!ish. is classmates thought
5ames as a snob because, instead o!
$oining in their conversations, heremained silent and aloo!.
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Ambivalence
Ambivalence n. the state o! havingcontradictory or con!licting emotionalattitudes. %orn beteen loving her
&arents on minute and hating themthe ne8t, she as con!used byambivalence o! her !eelings.
Ambivalent, ad$.
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Ameliorate
Ameliorate v. im&rove' make moresatis!actory. Carl became a unionorganier because he anted to $oin
the !ight to ameliorate the orkingconditions in the !actory.
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Aend
Aend ". correct% change+ genera!!y (orthe better. Hoing to aend hiscircustances+ Luong !(t5ietna (or the
6nited States.
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Aorhous
Aorhous adj. (or!ess% !ac)ing shaeor de(inition. As soon as $e ha"e decided onour itinerary+ $e sha!! send you a coy% right
no$+ our !ans are sti!! aorhous.
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Am&le
Am&le ad$. abundant. ond hadam&le o&&ortunity to esca&e. "hydid he let us catch him9
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Analogy
Analogy m. similarity' &arallelism. Aell+knon ,analogy com&ares thebody*s immune system to an army
hose *de!ending troo&s are thelym&hocytes or hite blood cells.Analogous,ad$.
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Anarchist
Anarchist n. &erson ho seeks tooverturn the established government'advocate o! abolishing authority.
enying she as an anarchist, :atyamaintained she ished only to makechanges in our government, not to
destroy entirely. Anarchy, n.
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Anecdote
Anecdote n. short account o! anamusing or interesting event. Ratherthan make concrete &ro&osals !or
el!are re!orm, #resident RonaldReagan told anecdotes about &oor&eo&le ho became ealthy des&ite
their im&overished backgrounds.Anecdotal, ad$.
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Animosity
Animosity n. active enmity. yadvocating cuts in cam&aign s&endingand limits on congressional &oers,
the re!orm candidate seemed almostto invite the animosity o! the &arty*sleaders.
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Antagonistic
Antagonistic ad$. hostile' o&&osed.es&ite his layers* best e!!orts tosto& him, the angry &risoner continued
to make antagonistic remarks to the$udge. Antagonism, n.
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Anti)uated
Anti)uated ad$. old+!ashioned'obsolete. #hili& had gron soaccustomed to editing his articles on
ord &rocessor that he thoughtty&eriters ere to anti)uated !orhim to use. Anti)uity, n.
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Antithesis
Antithesis n. contrast' direct o&&ositeo! or to. ;ood is the antithesis o! evil,innocence the antithesis o! guilt.
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A&athy
A&athy n. lack o! caring'indi!!erence. A !irm believer indemocratic government, she could not
understand the a&athy o! &eo&le honever bothered to vote. A&athetic, ad$.
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Aease
Aease v. aci(y or soothe% re!ie"e. Toand &ody tried to aease their crying babyby o((ering hione toy a(ter another.
Ho$e"er+ they cou!dn't ca! hi unti! theyaeased his hunger by gi"ing hi a bott!e.
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A&&reciate
A&&reciate v. be thank!ul !or'increase in orth' be thoroughlyconscious o!. 7ittle
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Arehension
Arehension n. (ear% discernent%cature. The tourist re(used to dri"e hisrenta! car through do$nto$n 7iai because
he (e!t soe arehension that he ight becarjac)ed. Arehension+ adj.
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Arable
Arable ad$. !it !or groing cro&s. %he!irst settlers rote home gloingre&orts o! the e "orld, &raising its
vast acres o! arable+land ready !or the&lo.
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Arbitrary
Arbitrary ad$. unreasonable orca&ricious' randomly selected ithoutany reason' based solely on one*s
unrestricted ill or $udgment. %hecoach claimed the team lost becausethe um&ire made some arbitrary calls.
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Archaic
Archaic ad$. anti)uated. =Methinks,>?thee,= and >thou? are archaic ordsthat are no longer &art o! our standard
vocabulary.
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Ardor
Ardor n. heat' &assion' eal. :atya*sardor as catching' soon all her !ellodemonstrators ere busily making
&osters and handing out !lyers,ins&ired by her enthusiasm !or thecause. Ardent, ad$.
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Arid
Arid ad$. dry' barren. %he cactus hasada&ted to survive in an aridenvironment.
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Arrogance
Arrogance n. ride% haughtiness.*on"inced that 8a thought she $asbetter than anyone e!se in the c!ass+ 8d
rebu)ed her (or her arrogance. arrogant+ adj.
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Articulate
Articulate ad$. e!!ective' distinct. erarticulate &resentation o! theadvertising cam&aign im&ressed her
em&loyers so much that they &ut herin charge o! the &ro$ect. Also v.
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Arti!act
Arti!act n. ob$ect made by humanbeings, either handmade or mass+&roduced. Archaeologists debated the
signi!icance o! the arti!acts. discoveredin the ruins o! Asia Minor but came tono conclusion about the culture they
re&resented.
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Artisan
Artisan n. manually skilled orker'cra!tsman, as o&&osed to artist. lderlyartisans !rom 6taly trained arlem
teenagers to carve the stone !iguresthat ould decorate the ne ing o!the cathedral
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Ascendancy
Ascendancy n. controlling in!luence.leaders o! religious cults maintainascendancy over their !olloers by
methods that can verge onbrainashing.
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Ascetic
Ascetic ad$. &racticing sel!+denial'austere. %he ealthy, sel!+indulgentyoung man !elt oddly dran to the
ascetic li!e led by members o! somemonastic orders. Also n.
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As&ire
As&ire v. seek to attain' long !or.ecause he as&ired to a career in&ro!essional s&orts, #hili& enrolled in a
graduate &rogram in s&ortsmanagement. As&iration, n.
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Assuage
Assuage v. ease or lessen@&ain'satis!y @hunger' soothe @anger. 5iltedby 5ane, ick, tried to assuage his
heartache by indulging in ice cream.
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Astute
Astute ad$. ise' shred. 8&ectingMiss Mar&le to be oolly+headed oldlady, 6ns&ector Craddock as startled
by the astute observations she made.
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Atro&hy
Atro&hy v. aste aay. A!ter threemonths in a cast, 0tan*s bice&s hadatro&hied somehat' hoever, he as
sure that i! he &um&ed iron !or a hilehe ould soon build them u&. Also, n.
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Attentive
Attentive ad$. considerate' thought!ul'&aying
attention. %huy is very attentive to her
Bietnamese+s&eaking &arents,acting ,as their
inter&reter and hel&ing them deal ithAmerican society.
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Attribute
Attribute v. ascribe' e8&lain. 6 attributeher
success in science to the
encouragement she
received !rom her &arents.
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Audacious
Audacious ad$. daring' bold. Audiencescheered as luke 0kyalker and#rincess leia made their audacious,
death+de!ying lea& to !reedom,esca&ing arth Bader*s troo&s.Audacity, n.
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Augment
Augment v. increase' add to. ethaugmented her inade)uate, salary byselling %u&&erare at &arties and at
!riends* homes.
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Austerity
Austerity n. sternness' severity'strict economy' lack o! lu8uries. %hebisho&s charged ith conducting the
heresy in)uiry ere a solemn,somehat !orbidding grou&' theirdemeanor re!lected their austerity.Austere, ad$.
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Authoritarian
Authoritarian ad$. !avoring ore8ercising total control'nondemocratic. orced to obey the
dictates o! the authoritarian regime,the &eo&le had no control over theiron destiny. Also n.
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Aversion
Aversion n. !irm dislike. %heir mutualaversion
as so great that they re!used to
s&eak to one
another.
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anal
anal ad$. hackneyed'common&lace' trite. "as it #endleton*sstale &lot or his cliche+ridden dialogue
that made his &lay seem so banal9anality, n.
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ane
ane n. cause o! ruin. lack o! &ublic
trans&ortation is the bane o! urban li!e.
li
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elie
elie v. contradict' give a !alseim&ression. is coarse, hard+bittene8terior belied his inner sensitivity
littl
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elittle
elittle v. dis&arage' make !un o!.#arents should not belittle theirchildren*s early attem&ts at draing,
but should encourage their e!!orts
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elligerent
elligerent ad$. )uarrelsome."henever he had too much to drink,,he became belligerent and tried to
&ick !ights ith strangers.
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enevolent
enevolent ad$. generous'charitable. Mr. eiag as abenevolent em&loyer ho ished to
make Christmas merrier !or young0crooge and his other em&loyees.
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enign
enign ad$. kindly' !avorable' notmalignant. %hough her benign smileand gentle bearing made Miss Mar&le
seem a seet little old lady, in realityshe as a tough+minded, shredobserver o! human nature.
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e)ueath
e)ueath v. leave to someone by aill' hand don. Although Maud hadintended to be)ueath the !amily home
to her ne&he, she died be!orechanging her ill. e)uest n.
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iased
iased ad$. slanted' &re$udiced.ecause the $udge &layed goldregularly ith the district attorney*s
!ather, e !eared he might be might bebiased.
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land
land ad$. soothing' mild' dull.nless you ant your stomach lining tobe eaten aay, stick to a bland diet.
landness, n.
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las&hemy
las&hemy n. irreverence' sacrilege'cursing. 6n my !ather*s house, theodgers ere the holiest o! holies' to
cheer !or another team as to utterords o! blas&hemy. las&hemous,ad$.
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olster
olster v. su&&ort' rein!orce. %hedebaters amassed !ile bo8es !ull o!evidence to bolster their arguments.
raggart
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raggart
raggart n. boast!ul &erson. 6ouldn*t mind ob*s being such abraggart i! 6 !elt he*d done anything
orth bragging about.
ran
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ran
ran n. muscular strength'sturdiness. 6t takes bran to become acham&ion eight li!ter. rany, ad$.
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Caco&honous
Caco&honous ad$. discordant'inharmonious. o the students in theorchestra en$oy the caco&honous
sounds they make hen they*re tuningu&9 6 don*t kno ho they can standthe racket. Caco&hony, n.
Ca$ole
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Ca$ole
Ca$ole v. coa8' heedle. iane triedto ca$ole her !ather into letting herdrive the !amily car. Ca$olery, n.
Calculated
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Calculated
Calculated ad$. deliberately &lanned'likely. 7e8yDs choice o! clothes toear to the debate tournament as
care!ully calculated. erconventional suit as one calculatedto a&&eal to the conservative $udges.
Candor
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Candor
Candor n. !rankness. %he candorith hich ;ene s&oke during the $obintervie im&ressed us all' it as clear
he held nothing back, candid, ad$.
Ca&ricious
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Ca&ricious
Ca&ricious ad$. !ickle' incalculable.%he storm as ca&ricious, changing itscourse constantly.
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Censorious
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Censorious
Censorious ad$. critical. Censorious&eo&le delight in casting blame.
Censure
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Censure
Censure v. blame' criticie. %hesenator as censured !or hisina&&ro&riate behavior. Also n.
Certitude
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Certitude
Certitude n. certainty. %hough thereas no certitude o! his getting the $ob,7ou thought he had a good chance o!
doing so.
Charlatan
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Charlatan
Charlatan n. )uack' &retender toknoledge. "hen they realied thatthe "iard didn*t kno ho to get
them back to :ansas, orothy and hercom&anions ere indignant that they*dbeen du&ed by a charlatan.
Chronicle
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Chronicle
Chronicle v. re&ort' record @inchronological order. %he gossi&columnist as &aid to chronicle the
latest esca&ades o! socially &rominentcelebrities. Also n.
Civil
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Civil
Civil ad$. having to do ith citiensor the state' courteous and &olite.Although 6nternal Revenue 0ervice
agents are civil servants, they are notalays civil to sus&ected ta8 cheats.Civility, n
Clamor
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Clamor
Clamor n. noise. %he clamor o! thechildren at &lay outside made itim&ossible !or her to take a na&. Also
v.
Clemency
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Clemency
Clemency n. dis&osition to belenient' mildness, as o! the eather."hy did the de!ense layer look
&leased hen his case as sent to5udge land*s chambers9 land asknon !or her clemency toard !irsto!!enders. Clemency, ad$.
Coercion
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Coercion
Coercion n. use o! !orce to getsomeone*s com&liance. %hey !orcedhim to obey, but only by using great
coercion, coerce, v.
Commemorate
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Commemorate
Commemorate v. honor the memoryo!. %he statue o! the Minutemancommemorates the valiant soldiers
ho !ought in the Revolutionary "ar.
Com&elling
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Com&elling
Com&elling ad$. over&oering'irresistible in e!!ect. %he &rosecutor&resented a ell reasoned case, but
the de!ense attorney*s com&ellingarguments !or leniency on over the$ury.
Com&ile
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Com&ile
Com&ile v. assemble' gather'accumulate. "e &lanned to com&ile alist o! the ords most !re)uently used
on the 0A% e8aminations.
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Com&osure
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Com&osure
Com&osure n. mental calmness.ven the latest crisis at ork !ailed toshake ancy*s com&osure.