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SAT Words Unit 3
SAT words
Question | Answer |
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LITURGY (n.) | ceremony, ritual, service |
LURID (adj.) | gruesome, horrible, terrible, ghastly |
MICROCOSM (n.) | small-scale version, version in miniature |
MOROSE (adj.) | blue, depressed, unhappy, gloomy |
MULTIFARIOUS (adj.) | assorted, heterogeneous, mixed |
NEBULOUS (adj.) | ambiguous, foggy, unclear, confused, hazy |
NEFARIOUS (adj.) | despicable, evil, infamous, wicked |
NUANCE (n.) | degree, shade, subtlety, touch |
OBDURATE (adj.) | adamant, headstrong, stubborn, unbending |
OMINOUS (adj.) | apocalyptic, foreboding, gloomy, sinister |
ONEROUS (adj.) | arduous, backbreaking, laborious |
PANACEA (n.) | cure, cure-all, remedy |
PARADOX (n.) | contradiction, enigma, puzzle, mystery |
PEJORATIVE (adj.) | belittling, demeaning |
QUAGMIRE (n.) | dilemma, predicament, problem, swamp, trap |
RECALCITRANT (adj.) | disobedient, rebellious, unmanageable, unruly |
RELEGATE (v.) | downgrade, exile, demote |
REPUDIATE (v.) | disown, reject, disclaim |
SANGUINE (adj.) | cheerful, confident, lively, enthusiastic |
SATIATE (v.) | engorge, quench, satisfy, saturate |