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SAT Vocab list #9

QuestionAnswer
abrogate to abolish, to treat as nonexistent
ablution the washing of one's body
bona fide made, done, and presented in good faith, without exception
canonize to declare a deceased person an officially recognized saint
charlatan a swindler, a person practicing quackery or some other confidence trick in order to obtain money
detrimental damaging, harmful
epicure one devoted to sensual pleasure
exogamy marriage outside of a specific group
flotsam floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo, floating debris
gorgon a monstrous feminine creature whose appearance turns anyone who lays eyes on it into stone; a terrifying female creature
hauteur arrogant
hexameter having six measures
importune to demand with urgency or persistence
infer to derive by reasoning, conclude or judge from premise or evidence
jocund marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively cheerfulness
kempt neatly kept, trim
luddite one who destroys laborsaving machinery as a protest
ludicrous amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity
malapropism an act or habit of misusing a word ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound
manna an edible substance that according to the bible God provided for the Isrealites
Neurotic tendencies that manifest themselves as depression, chronic anxiety, obsessive compulsive tendencies
nonchalant cooly unconcered, indifferent, or unexcited, casual
obelisk a tapering four sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex
pandemic occurring over a wide area and affecting a high percentage of the population
philanderer to make love with a woman one can't or will not marry
Created by: hodsonm
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