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SAT Vocabulary With Memory Clues Practice #1

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THIS IS EXTRA CREDIT :) Notice that the definitions contain little clues to help recall.

A	B
plethora	plenty of
myriad	multiple
copius	too many to cope with
avarice	greediness
parsimonious	particularly cheap
covetness	selfishness
enervated	energy vacated
covetousness	selfishness
torpor	stupor
abstinent	abstain
abstemious	abstain
stoic	like a statue
austere	severe
ascetic	strict self-discipline
iconoclastic	I'll do it my way
eclectic	collection
heretical	bound for hell
nihilist	nothing
erudite	they're so bright
omniscient	all-knowing
oracular	spectacular
infallible	can't fail
penury	not a penny
paucity	poverty
dearth	drought
philanthropy	charity
altruistic	all true and good
magnanimous	magnificently generous
munificent	magnificently generous
vitriolic	alcoholic rage
bellicose	bully
irascible	an angry rascal
garrulous	gabby
loquacious	loves to talk
circumlocution	beat around the bush
dogmatic	barks out orders
imperious	imperial
pontificate	preach
acrimony	no harmony
antipathy	hostility
paragon	perfection
fastidious	fussy
laconic	concise
terse	tight
taciturn	tongue tied
sycophant	suck up
obsequious	obedience
pussillanimous	a pussy or a mouse
gregarious	great company
neophyte	too young to fight
nascent	the instance of existence
aggregation	a great group
ineffable	inexpressable
unequivocal	unambiguous
halcyon	heaven-like
pedantic	picky
eschew	chew and spit out, shun
draconian	like a dragon
peremptory	like an emperor
chicanery	cheating

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