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SAT List #23 Space out: 5 on front, 5 on back.

Improve your vocabulary skills by guessing the part of speech and definition of words using context clues. Challenge yourself with 8 relevant keywords and learn new words in just 6 minutes!

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SAT List #23 Space out: 5 on front, 5 on back.

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  1. SAT List #23Space out: 5 on front, 5 on back. • sycophant • tantamount • tawdry • tirade • trepidation stratagem strife supercilious surly svelte

  2. Context Clues: Guess the: P.O.S. & definition • The general’s carefully thought out stratagem led his troops to victory . (n) plot; tactic; deception; trickery • The strife between the Capulets and Montagues led to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. (n) conflict; turmoil; struggle • Thinking he had outsmarted the teacher, Tony stood there with a supercilious grin. (adj) egotistic; proud; arrogant

  3. 6 Minute Abs=Svelte Physique • The bodyguard was a surly man who never smiled. (adj) rude; sullen 5. Weight-loss commercials always have people with svelte figures claiming they lost 50 pounds in 10 days. (adj) graceful; slim 6. The sycophant thought his sweet words would change his teacher’s mind and earn him an A in the class. (n) flatterer

  4. SMARTY PANTS! • Four quarters is tantamount to a dollar bill. (adj) indistinguishable; equivalent in effect or value • The tawdry fake gold necklaces, watch, and rings made the man seem desperate and sleazy. (adj) gaudy; showy; loud • When she found I got home at 4 AM, my mother launched into a tirade that lasted over an hour. (n) diatribe; angry speech

  5. Last one! 10. Samantha felt a wave of trepidation come over her as she walked into the haunted house. (n) anxiety; alarm; apprehension

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