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SAT Words 43

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iridescent (adj.) showing rainbow colors (The bride’s large diamond ring was _____ in the afternoon sun.)
irreverence (n.) disrespect (The _____ displayed by the band that marched through the chapel disturbed many churchgoers.)
irrevocable (adj.) incapable of being taken back (The Bill of Rights is an _____ part of American law.)
jubilant (adj.) extremely joyful, happy (The crowd was _____ when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.)
judicious (adj.) having or exercising sound judgment (When the _____ king decided to compromise rather than send his army to its certain death, he was applauded.)
juxtaposition (n.) the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison (The interior designer admired my _____ of the yellow couch and green table.)
knell (n.) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death (Echoing throughout our village, the funeral _____ made the stormy day even more grim.)
kudos (n.) praise for an achievement (After the performance, the reviewers gave the opera singer _____ for a job well done.)
laceration (n.) a cut, tear (Because he fell off his bike into a rosebush, the paperboy’s skin was covered with _____s.)
laconic (adj.) terse in speech or writing (The author’s _____ style has won him many followers who dislike wordiness.)
languid (adj.) sluggish from fatigue or weakness (In the summer months, the great heat makes people _____ and lazy.)
larceny (n.) obtaining another’s property by theft or trickery (When my car was not where I had left it, I realized that I was a victim of _____.)
largess (n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts (My boss demonstrated great _____ by giving me a new car.)
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