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SAT Vocab Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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attrition | a gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away |
edification | instruction; enlightenment |
ablution | a cleansing with water or other liquid, particularly as part of a religious ritual |
elocution | the art of public speaking |
writhe | to twist or bend; to suffer acutely, as in pain or embarrassment |
pedestrian | ordinary; plain |
carrion | dead and rotting flesh |
pinion | to bind the wings so as not to fly; to confine |
kismet | fate |
ambivalence | experiencing contradictory emotions; indecision |