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SAT & ACT Vocab 7
Term | Definition |
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Befuddle | to stupefy, as with alcohol |
Confound | to bewilder, to mix up or lump together indiscriminately; therefore to confuse |
Effigy | a crude image of a hated person; often created to be burned in public to make the point |
Gibber | to speak nonsense, to make meaningless noises |
Ironic | characterized by an unexpected twist at the end; unexpected; satiric |
Scion | referring to a descendant or heir, most often to a male of a wealthy family |
Epigone | ¨second-generation¨; imitator¨; ¨wannabe¨ |
Filial | the relationship of a son or daughter to the mother or father |
Avuncular | a relationship with an uncle not blood related |
Nepotism | favoritism toward a relative in business matters |
Posterity | future generation |
Lineage | ancestry |
Progenitor | direct ancestor |
Prolific | many offspring |
Posthumos | after death |