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SAT HitParade Vocab2

Most Frequently-Used SAT vocabulary words (from The Princeton Review)

QuestionAnswer
conciliatory appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
credible capable of being believed; plausible
exonerate to free from blame
incontrovertible indisputable; not open to question
indict to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
litigious prone to engage in lawsuits
partisan (adj) devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
parity equality, as in amount, statue, or value
rectitude moral uprightness; righteousness
remiss laz in attending to duty; negligent
repudiate to reject to the validity or authority of
sanctimonious feigning piety or righteousness
scrupulous principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
solicitious concerned
sophistry plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
substantiate to support with proof or evidence; verify
varacity adherence to the truth; truthfulness
vindicate to free from blame
cajole to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
chicanery trickery
obsequious fawning and servile
sycophant insincere, obsequious flatterer
altruism unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
eminent distinguished; prominent
empathy identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
extol to praise highly
laudatory full of praise
magnanimous courageously or generously noble i mind and heart
philanthropic humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
reciprocate to mutually take or give; to repsond in kind
defunct no longer existng or functioning
eradicate to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
expurgate to remove objectionable content before publication or release
extirpate to destroy
quell to put down forcibly; suppress
raze to level to the ground; demolish
squelch to crush as if by trampling; squash
supplant to usurp the place of, especially through intrique or underhanded tactics
stymime to thwart or stump
abase to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
deride to mock contemptuously
derogatory insulting or inded to insult
disparage to speak of negatively; to belittle
effontery brazen boldness; presumptuousness
ignominy great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful donct
inpugn to attack as false or questionable
mar to domage, espeiclaly in a disfiguring way
pejorative (adj) disparaging, belittling, insulting
vex to annoy or bother, to preplex
vindictive disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful
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