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UP SAT Words 7a
Term | Definition |
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abhor | despise, hate |
accolade | praise, honor |
ascetic | self-denying, austere |
bequeath | to hand down |
charlatan | impostor, fake, con man |
conflagration | large fire, blaze, inferno |
dearth | lack, shortage |
diffidence | shyness, reticence |
effervescent | bubbly, vibrant, lively |
ethereal | ghostly, heavenly, delicate |
expunge | delete, wipe out, obliterate |
guile | cunning, slyness, audacity |
implausible | unlikely, unbelievable, improbable |
incongruity | the feeling that something is not right |
insularity | insulating oneself from the world |
morose | miserable, glum, depressed |
placate | pacify, calm down |
poignant | touching, moving, heartbreaking |
provincial | unsophisticated, "country" |
reiterate | restate, repeat |
spontaneous | unplanned, spur-of-the-moment |
synthesis | blend, combination |
toxic | poisonous, deadly, venomous |
vigilant | watchful, on guard, attentive |
voluble | fluent, articulate, talkative |