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SAT Words Unit 5
SAT Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ALLAY (v.) | soothe, ease, pacify, appease, calm, alleviate |
| ARCANE (adj.) | obscure, mysterious, restricted |
| ASPERSION (N) | defamation, slander |
| CHIDE (v.) | rebuke, reprimand, reprehend, chastise |
| COMPUNCTION (n.) | regret, penitence, shame, scruple |
| CONFLUENCE (n.) | joining, merging, uniting, nexus, junction |
| DEFUNCT (adj.)(n.) | dead, deceased, expired |
| DITHER (v.) | hesitate, waver, vacillate, falter |
| EMOLLIENT (adj.)(n) | soothing, relieving, healing |
| ENTHRALL (v.) | charm, hold spellbound, engross, thrill |
| TEMERITY (n.) | impulsiveness, heedlessness, boldness |
| TENABLE (adj.) | well-founded, reasonable, sensible |
| UBIQUITOUS (adj.) | omnipresent, all knowing, boundless, limitless |
| UNCTUOUS (adj.) | sleek, suave, insincere, smooth |
| VAPID (adj.) | bland, flavorless, insipid, savorless |
| VILIFY (V) | defame, slander, denigrate, disparage |
| VITRIOLIC (adj.) | venomous, malicious, destructive |
| WIELD (v.) | brandish, manipulate |
| WREST (v.) | extract, seize, snatch, wrestle |
| ZEPHYR (n.) | gentle wind, light air, light breeze, fresh breeze, sea breeze |