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SAT Vocab 485-495
Vocab words, HHS, Mr. Keane, 2012
Question | Answer |
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Exigency | An emergency; a state of great need. |
Ingenuous | Showing childlike simplicity and innocence. |
Despondent | Depressed; dejected; in low spirits. |
Clemency | An act of mercy; leniency. |
Illusory | Based on an illusion; deceptive; false in appearance. |
Edifying | Instructive; improving, enlightening. |
Circumlocutory | Using too many words; talking around an issue. |
Degrading | Reduced in rank or status; humiliating. |
Alloy | A mixture of two or more metals. |
Surly | Unfriendly and ill-tempered; irritable. |
Solvent | Having enough money to pay one's debt. |