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SAT vocab 36-71

35 words

Question	Answer
autonomy	independence; self determination
cosmopolitan	worldly; widely sophisticated
derivative	something that comes from another source
esoteric	intended for or understood by only a small group
gaffe	a clumsy social error; a faux pas
idiosyncrasy	characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
insular	isloated; narrow or provincial
orthodox	adhering to the traditional and establish, especially in religion
potentate	one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
castigate	to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
censure	to issue official blame
denounce	to condemn openly
reclusive	seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
relinquish	to retire from; give up or abandon
renounce	to give up(title for example), especially by formal announcement
vituperative	marked by harshly abusive condemnation
circumscribe	to draw a circle around; to restrict
contiguous	sharing an edge or boundary; touching
conciliatory	appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
credible	capable of being believed; plausible
exonerate	to free form blame
incontrovertible	indisputable; not open to question
indict	to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
litigious	pronce to engage in lawsuits
partisan(adj.)	devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
parity	equality, as in amount, status, or value (antonym: disparity)
rectiude	moral uprightness; righteousness
remiss	lax in attending to duty; negligent
repudiate	to regect the validity or authourity of
sanctimonious	feigning piety or righteousness
scrupulous	principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
solicitous	concered
substantiate	to support with proof or evidence; verify
veracity	adherence to the truth; truthfulness
vindicate	to free form blame

Created by: rameenaqeel on 2012-06-12

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SAT vocab 36-71

35 words