Sat Words From Poppy

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Meritorious

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His speech at the debate was meritorious and he deserved first place. (deserving an award, praise, or merit)

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Reclamation

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n) (restoration to usefulness, for instance. land)

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South Norwalk’s reclamation has successfully encouraged many to dine in their lovely restaurants.

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Vacuous

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(adj) The vacuous student didn't take a pencil to the SATs.(Empty headed, lacking intelligence)

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Voluble

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(adj) The voluble girl spent an hour on the phone. (very talkative)

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Ascetic

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(adj) A monk leads an ascetic life; he has only the bare necessities , not even a TV.(living without luxuries, excessive abstaining)

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Censure

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(v) The censor censured the movie, and gave it an R rating. (to express disapproval)

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Condone

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(v) Her parents condoned her skipping class to go to the concert by not punishing her. (to overlook a wrongful act)

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Fetid

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(adj) A dead skunk left a fetid odor. (having an offensive odor)

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Garner

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(v) President Reagan garnered the support of the country by improving the economy.(to gather, acquire through effort)

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Gratuitous

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adj) 1. You received a gratuitous T- shirt when you entered the marathon. 2. He made a gratuitous remark to the teacher who gave him a D on his report. (1.free 2. uncalled for)

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Respite

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(n) Spring vacation was a nice respite from college. (lull, break in the action)

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Servile

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(adj) The servile man jumped at every chance to run errands for his wife.(behaving like a slave, excessively obedient)

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Decorous

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(adj) Prince Charles is always decorous when he meets the heads of state, (proper, conforming to the requirements of good taste)

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Diffident

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(adj) The diffident new boy sat in the back of the classroom and did not say anything.(shy, timid)

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Enervate

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(v) Running in a marathon will enervate you. (to weaken,to sap the strength or vitality)

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Clemency

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(mercy or lenient treatment
The lawyer asked for clemency for the robber as he had stolen the money to help feed his family.

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Diversion

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an amusement, anything that entertains; to divert=to amuse
Playing golf is a pleasant diversion from writing a paper.

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Meritorious

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Deserving an award, praise, or merit
His speech at the debate was meritorious and he deserved first place.

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tact

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Appreciation of what is proper or right; especially skill in avoiding what would offend.
Ned showed tact and did not mention to his girl friend that her dress was too baggy

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ascetic

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Living without riches.
A monk leads an ascetic life;he has only the bare necessities, not even a TV.

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avarice

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Extreme greed for riches.
Stew Leonard was avaricious when he secretly took money from his store.

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censure

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to express disapproval
The censor censured the monie and gave it an R rating.

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contrite

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penitent, deeply sorry for one's wrong doings.
The girl felt contrite after she broke her mother's lamp and so she bought her a new one.

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Deference

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Respect

Students should show deference to their principal.

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Despondent

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Depressed, very discouraged.

The student felt despondent about failing the test.

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extol

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To praise highly.
The coach extolled the diver who won the meet.

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fetid

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having an offensive odor.

A dead skumk left a fetid odor.

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gratuitous

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1. Free
2. Uncalled for
1. You received a gratuitous T-shirt when you entered the marathon. 2. He made a gratuitous remark to the teacher who gave him a D on his report.

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obstinate

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Unreasonably fixed in one's opinion, stubborn.
The obstinate tennis player refused to listen to her coach's strategy.

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pariah

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A social outcast.

When the 7th grade girl revealed who her best friend had a crush on, the other girl's treated her as a pariah.

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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant.

Some families from Larchmont are prodigal and buy every gadget no matter the cost.

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Servile

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Behaving like a slave, excessively obedient.

The servile student did everything he could to suck up to the teacher.

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Taciturn

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The new girl in class was taciturn, so no one really knew anything about her.

Habitually silent or reserved.

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acrimonious

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Biting, harsh, caustic.

The acrimonious breakup by the king and queen of the prom was the talk of the school.

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apathy

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Lack of feeling, absence of emotion.
Some complain that today's teenagers suffer from apathy about the war, and as a result are not up in arms like the teens of the 1960s.

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candor

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(n)Openness, frankness; adj.=candid

The principal told the student he appreciated the complete candor with which he revealed what happened that lead to the fight.

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capricious

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(adj.)Unpredictable.

The teenage girl seemed to take pride in capricious behavior, but it made potential friends wary of ever making plans with her.

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culpable

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Deserving blame.

Tommy is also culpable because he was on the lookout while his friends snuck the beer from the refridgerator.

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decorous

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Proper, conforming to the requirements of good taste.

Benjamin is always decorous when he speaks with his friend's parents because his mother taught him the importance of this.

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diffident

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Shy, timid.

The girl in PACE was so diffident that it was almost painful to watch her audition.

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expatriate

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A person who leaves his homeland.

Many African American jazz musicians became expatriates in France and Japan where they were respected and not treated as second class citizens.

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intractable

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Not easily managed or controlled.

Our neighbor Will can be intractable, making it hard to do simple things like walk in the woods or going to the movies.

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languid

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Weak, sluggish.

The hot, stuffy Spanish class made me feel languid.

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loquacious

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Continually talking.

I don't like people who are loquacious because it is often a sign that someone is egotistical and self-absorbed.

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munificent

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Extremely generous.

It was munificent of Poppy to take her whole family to Disney World.