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BrLC - SAT Vocabulary List L-12 /SENTENCE FLASH CARDS
novice, pejorative, pellucid, penchant, penitent, reservoir, resilient, resolute, resolve, stingy, truncate, vociferous, wistful, accentuate, amalgamate
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| Igor the Indomitable had quite a __ strength and could lift ten tons, even after running 700 miles, jumping over three mountains, and swimming an ocean. | reservoir (v) |
| After graduation, the more rebellious members of the senior class jumped into the town __ used for drinking water. | reservoir (n) |
| Jill's dinner parties quickly became monotonous on account of her __ for Mexican dishes. | penchant (n) |
| After winning the derby, the jockey __ the long speech he had planned and thanked only his mom and his horse. | truncate (v) |
| Sarah and Emma __ their differences and shook hands. | resolve (v) |
| Because of his great charisma, the presidential candidate was able to __ all democrats and republicans under his banner. | amalgamate (v) |
| Wishing his book to be __ to the common man, Albert Camus avoided using complicated grammar when composing "The Stranger." | pellucid (adj) |
| Lady Macbeth __ to whip her husband into shape. | resolve (v) |
| Because we were all __ at yoga, our instructor decided to begin with the basics. | novice (n) |
| With a __ glint in her eye, Catherine announced that she was set on going to college in New York City even though she was a little frightened of tall buildings. | resolute (adj) |
| The jury's verdict may have been more lenient if the criminal had appeared __ for his gruesome crimes. | penitent (adj) |
| Since her pet rabbit died, Edna missed it terribly and sat around __ all day long. | wistful (adj) |
| I'm tired of his __ whining so I'm breaking up with him. | vociferous (adj) |
| Scrooge's __ habits did not fit with the generous, giving spirit of Christmas. | stingy (adj) |
| The evening's headline news covered an international scandal caused by a __ statement the famous senator had made in reference to a foreign leader. | perjorative (adj) |
| Psychologists agree that those people who are happiest __ the positive in life. | accentuate (v) |
| The __ ball player quickly recovered from his wrist injury. | resilient (adj) |
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