Week 10 SAT Vocab

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Moribund

(n) approaching death; about to become obsolete

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Nuance

(adj) a subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference

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Flippant

(adj) treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

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Credulous

(adj) easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; gullible

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Florid

(adj) flowery in style; very ornate

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Excoriating

(v) expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying

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Interloper

(n) an intruder; a gatecrasher

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Cerebral

(adj) intellectual rather than emotional

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Visceral

(adj) instinctive rather than rational

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Nonplussed

(n) utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

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Ignominious

(adj) humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

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Euphony

(n) soothing or pleasant sounds; harmony

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Vacillate

(v) to hesitate; to swing back and forth; to be indecisive

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Timorous

(adj) showing nervousness or fear

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Narcissist

(n) a person with a psychological condition characterized by self-preoccuption, lack of empathy, vanity, and a feeling of self-entitlement

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Insolent

(adj) boldy insulting; brash; rude

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Idiosyncrasy

(n) a trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

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