SAT Ch. 4 Vocab. Test (13-25)

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trivia

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insignificant matters; details that are not important.

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gluttonous

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greedy; voracious; having an excessive desire for food.

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pompous

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vain; ostentatious; characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance.

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mundane

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ordinary, commonplace; lacking interest or excitement.

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precocious

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early in development; exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age.

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virulent

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile.

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volatile

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liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

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duplicity

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deceitfulness; double-dealing; acting in bad faith.

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euphemism

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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt.

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ominous

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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.