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English III

English III. SAT Vocabulary #31-50. myopic. Adjective Near-sighted. obstreperous. Adjective Boisterous, unruly What does that mean? rowdy, difficult to control . parsimonious. Adjective Excessively frugal, penny pinching What does that mean? Thrifty

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English III

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  1. English III SAT Vocabulary #31-50

  2. myopic • Adjective • Near-sighted

  3. obstreperous • Adjective • Boisterous, unruly • What does that mean? rowdy, difficult to control

  4. parsimonious • Adjective • Excessively frugal, penny pinching • What does that mean? Thrifty • Another definition: cost-conscious, economical

  5. perfidious • Adjective • Traitorous, treacherous • What does that mean? unfaithful • Another definition: deceitful

  6. Perfunctory • Adjective • Mechanical, indifferent • What does that mean? Automatic, neutral • Another definition: done routinely

  7. Perspicuity • Noun • Clearness, lucidity • What does that mean? Clarity • Another definition? Acute (sharp) perception

  8. Polemic • Noun • Controversy, argumentative debate

  9. procrastinate • Verb • Postpone, put off

  10. Prototype • Noun • Model, pattern

  11. Regressive • Adjective • Going backwards

  12. Sagacity • Noun • wisdom

  13. Sententious • Adjective • Full of old sayings, maxims, or proverbs

  14. Tacit • Adjective • Unexpressed but understood

  15. tenuous • Adjective • Thin, unsubstantial, flimsy

  16. Turgid • Adjective • Swollen, bombastic

  17. Ubiquitous • Adjective • Everywhere at the same time

  18. Unctuous • Adjective • Oily, overly suave

  19. Vapid • Adjective • Empty, dull

  20. Volumptuous • Adjective • Sensual, pleasure loving and giving

  21. Wry • Adjective • Indirect, twisted

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