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SAT 14
Term | Definition |
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Ascetic | without luxuries; severely simple |
Coercion | force |
Diurnal | active in daytime |
Fortuitous | happening by chance |
Meticulous | very careful; painstaking |
Pejorative | derogatory |
Puerile | childish |
Sporadic | not continuous; intermittent |
Verbose | talkative; long-winded; rambling |
Assiduous | thorough; diligent |
Divert | 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour |
Fractious | irritable; difficult to control |
Inscrutable | mysterious; impenetrable |
Mettle | courage; bravery; valor |
Pellucid | transparently clear |
Punctilious | paying attention to small details |
Spurious | false |
Verbosity | using too many words |
Assuage | to calm |
Cogitate | think over something; ponder |
Docile | gentle and easily lead |
Fraudulent | fake; false |
Insentient | unfeeling |
Milieu | environment |
Purloin | steal |
Stagnant | still; not moving |
Vertigo | dizziness |
Astute | perceptive; sharp-witted |
Collage | picture made from fragments of other pictures |
Frivolous | not serious |
Insipid | dull; bland; boring |
Mire | swamp; muddy ground |
Penury | poverty |
Pusillanimous | cowardly |
Staid | dull; sober; serious |
Vestigial | not developed |
Collate | arrange in order |
Dolt | stupid person |
Frugal | economical; not wasting anything |
Instigate | to start; provoke |