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BrLC - SAT Vocabulary List H-8 /SENTENCE FLASH CARDS
abrogate, abscond, absolution, abridge, boon, bourgeois, brazen, clairvoyant, clamor, clandestine, deter, devious, dialect, whimsical, wily
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| Bob's description of scary snakes couldn't __ Marcia from traveling in the rainforests. | deter (v) |
| Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the gym, Sophie actually went to meet Joseph for a __ liasion. | clandestine (adj) |
| The good weather has been a __ for many businesses located near the beach. | boon (n) |
| Neville's fans __ for him to appear on stage, but he had passed out on the floor of his dressing room. | clamor (v) |
| Each morning the birds outside my window make such a __ that they wake me up. | clamor (n) |
| Zelda's uncanny ability to detect my lies was nothing short of __. | clairvoyant (adj) |
| The publisher thought the dictionary was too long and __ it. | abridge (v) |
| In the country's remote, mountainous regions, the inhabitants spoke a __ that the country's other inhabitants had difficulty understanding. | dialect (n) |
| Not wanting to be punished, the __ girl blamed the broken vase on the cat. | devious (adj) |
| Many businessmen receive criticism for their __ approach to life. | bourgeois (n) |
| The __ little girl liked to pretend that she was an elfin princess. | whimsical (adj) |
| Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the __ version is longer than most normal books. | abridge (adj) |
| Critics condemned the novelist's __ attempt to plagiarize Hemingway's story. | brazen (adj) |
| In the confusion the super-spy __ into the night with the secret plans. | abscond (v) |
| Though they were not the strongest of the Thundercats, __ Kit and Kat were definitely the most clever and full of tricks. | wily (adj) |
| Once all the facts were known the jury gave Angela __ by giving a verdict of not guilty. | absolution (n) |
| The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot __ our right to a free press. | abrogate (v) |
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