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rift saccharine sagacious sequester spurious. squalor stoic strident subtle succinct. SAT List #18 5 on front, 5 on back- space out!. Here we go again!. 1. Fighting over the same guy caused a rift in Jane and Ava’s friendship.
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rift • saccharine • sagacious • sequester • spurious • squalor • stoic • strident • subtle • succinct SAT List #185 on front, 5 on back- space out!
Here we go again! 1. Fighting over the same guy caused a rift in Jane and Ava’s friendship. (n)A chasm or fissure; breach or estrangement 2. While some may feel a saccharine poem is romantic, others find it corny. (adj)excessively sweet in action or disposition 3. The perspicacious child always made sagacious decisions that were smart and well-thought out. (adj)showing keen discernment; sound judgment
Sequester: All by myself 4. They had to sequester the serial killer in his own holding cell because they feared he would influence other inmates. (v)To separate from outside influence 5. Politicians are not trusted because they always seem to make spurious claims that they will change things for the people. (adj)false, not genuine 6. The animal hoarder was living in squalor with 48 cats and dogs. (n)foulness, filthiness
Stoic: =| 7. The man’s stoic expression made me wonder what he was thinking . (adj)emotionless; not affected by passion or feeling 8. The strident sound of his voice quickly lead me to believe he was mad. (adj)harsh, insistent, discordant sound
9. The boyfriend did not pick up on the subtle hints his girlfriend kept dropping about Valentine’s Day plans. (adj)hard to detect, grasp; not obvious 10. His succinct explanation quickly gave us an idea of his project. (adj)marked by compact, precise expression without wasted words; concise 18 down, 2 to go!