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AmLC - SAT Vocabulary LIST LL-12 /SENTENCE Java Games
pithy, pittance, placate, reprieve, reproach, reprobate, sensuous, serendipity, serene, tone, torpid, torrid, vicissitude, vigilant, vilify
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| pithy | My father's long-winded explanation was a stark contrast to his usually __ (adj) statements. |
| pittance | Josh complained that he was paid a __ (n) for the great amount of work he did at the firm. |
| reproach | Brian __ (v) the customer for failing to rewind the video he had rented. |
| serendipity | In an amazing bit of __(n), penniless Paula found a $20 bill in the subway station. |
| tome | In college, I used to carry around an anatomy book that was the heaviest __ (n) in my bag. |
| vicissitude | The __ (n) of daily life prevent me from predicting what might happen from one day to the next. |
| vilify | After Watergate scandal, almost any story written about President Nixon sought to __ (v) him and criticize his behavior. |
| vigilant | The guards remained __ (n) throughout the night, but the enemy never launched the expected attack. |
| torrid | I didn't want to witness the neighbor's __ (adj) affair through the window. |
| torpid | The __ (adj) whale floated, wallowing in the water for hours. |
| serene | Louise stood in front of the Mona Lisa, puzzling over the famous woman's __ (adj) smile. |
| sensuous | Paul found drinking Coke, with all the little bubbles bursting on his tongue, a very __ (adj) experience. |
| reprobate | The __ (adj) criminal sat sneering in the cell. |
| reprieve | Because the governor woke up in a particularly good mood, he granted hundreds of __ (v) to prisoners. |
| placate | The man purchased a lollipop to __ (v) his irritable son. |
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