SAT Word List # SAT/M148

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Word Explanations stratagem, delusion, poetics, scythe, bric-a-brac, burgess, specie, maniac, frolicsome, semblance

Explanation of stratagem (noun)
form: stratagems
any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage

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Explanation of delusion (noun)
form: delusions
mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring

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Explanation of poetics (noun)
the rules and principles of poetry

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Explanation of scythe (noun)
form: scythes
a long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc

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Explanation of bric-a-brac (noun)
objects of curiosity or for decoration

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Explanation of burgess (noun)
form: burgesses
in colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia

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Explanation of specie (noun)
form: species
a coin or coins of gold, silver, copper or other metal

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Explanation of maniac (noun)
a person raving with madness

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Explanation of frolicsome (adjective)
frisky and full of fun

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Explanation of semblance (noun)
outward appearance

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Meaning of stratagem, delusion, poetics, scythe, bric-a-brac, burgess, specie, maniac