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SAT Vocab Spring 5
Second semester vocabulary list 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Altruistic | unselfish, considerate |
| Exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| Indomitable | incapable of being conquered |
| Assent | to agree to or yield to |
| Impecunious | poor |
| Infallible | absolutely trustworthy, certain in effectiveness, unfailing |
| Cantankerous | disagreeable to deal with |
| Precipice | the face of a cliff; a steep or overhanging place |
| Plod | to trudge or walk heavily |
| Chivalrous | knight-like in character; courageous, courteous, generous, loyal, and skilled; honorable |
| Salubrious | promoting health |
| Pungent | having a pointed, sharp quality, often describes smells |
| Clemency | mercy |
| Truant | student who skips school or a person who neglects his or her duty |
| Remiss | negligent, failing to take care |
| Derogatory | tending to lessen the merit or ruin the reputation of a person or thing, depreciatory |
| Anecdote | a short personal account (usually entertaining of humorous) |
| Repose | to rest, lie down |
| Diffident | shy, quiet, modest |
| Celerity | swiftness, speed |
| Temerity | audacity, recklessness, boldness |
| Discrepancy | difference, error in correspondence |
| Extraneous | irrelevant, extra, unnecessary |
| Truculent | ready to fight, cruel |
| Embark | to board a vessel or to begin a task or endeavor |
| Incoherent | without logical meaning, rambling, disjointed |
| Unfeigned | sincere, genuine |
| Facile | easy, requiring little effort |
| Pallid | lacking color |
| Virulent | poisonous, noxious, deadly |
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