Hard SAT Words - Group 11

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a. empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant


Spelling Word: vacuous
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n. person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range


Spelling Word: vagrant
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a. of speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class


Spelling Word: valedictory
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a. pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial


Spelling Word: venial
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v. express in speech; speak or use words to express


Spelling Word: verbalize
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a. wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words


Spelling Word: verbose
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n. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column


Spelling Word: vertebrate
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n. change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation


Spelling Word: vicissitude
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a. attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful


Spelling Word: vigilant
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n. unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch


Spelling Word: vignette