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vocabulary SAT words week 7

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1. condone verb (used with object), -doned, -don·ing. to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like). 2. to give tacit approval to: By his silence, he seemed to condone their behavior. 3. to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse. After hearing about the man’s starving family, most found it easy to condone his theft of the food.

2. nuance noun, a shade of difference, a delicate variation. The sharpest listeners detected a nuance in the speaker’s tone that revealed her opinion.

3. enigma: noun, plural -mas, -. 1. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation. 2. a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely Mona Lisa’s smile is an enigma because no one knows the thoughts behind her inscrutable expression.

4. connoisseur: noun 1. a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art. 2. a discerning judge of the best in any field: a connoisseur of horses. The chef watched nervously as the connoisseur tasted the soup.

5. apathy noun, plural -thies. 1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. 2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. The fund drive to raise money for a new gym failed because of student apathy.

6. officious of·fi·cious adjective 1. objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person. 2. marked by or proceeding from such forwardness: officious interference. 3. Obsolete . ready to serve; obliging An objectionable and officious person seemed to always want to offer advice even when everyone knew he was wrong.

7. credence noun 1. belief as to the truth of something: to give credence to a claim. 2. something giving a claim to belief or confidence: letter of credence. Surprisingly, Shana’s teacher gave credence to her story about how she lost her homework.

8. jaunty adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est. 1. easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step. 2. smartly trim, as clothing: a jaunty hat. I wish my jaunty sister would stop telling me how to run my life.

9. dilettante noun, plural -tantes, -tan·ti adjective

noun 1. a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler. 2. a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art. The dilettante felt that his superficial knowledge of art qualified him to judge the artist’s work.

10. cult noun 1. a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies. 2. an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, especially as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult. To join the cult, recruits had to shave their heads and walk over burning coals.

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