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12th #14a

Castle Seniors' English SAT vocabulary #14

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anarchy n., pl., -chies. Absence of any form of political authority. Political disorder and confusion. Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose. A lack of civil order or peace
authoritarian adj. Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: an authoritarian regime. Of, relating to, or expecting unquestioning obedience. --- n. authoritarian --- n. authoritarianism
depravity n., pl., -ties. Moral corruption or degradation. A depraved act or condition. Evil; moral corruption. Degrading, immoral acts or habits
meager adj. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble. Lacking in quality or quantity; insufficient ---adv. meagerly --- n. meagerness
predilection n. A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference. A natural preference; tendency to like something
quixotic adj. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality. Idealistic but impractical. --- adv. quixotically --- n. quixotism
salutary adj. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice. Favorable to health; wholesome: a salutary climate. Promoting good health --- adv. salutarily --- n. salutariness
suppress tr.v., -ed, ·ing, ·es. To put an end to forcibly; subdue. To curtail or prohibit the activities of. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated. To inhibit the expression of. To reduce the incidence or severity of. --n. -ant. --- adj. -ible
temerity n. Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness. Rash boldness
turbulence n. The state or quality of being turbulent: times of turbulence and confusion. Turbulent flow. An eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind. Violent irregularity, disturbance, or agitation, as of motion, air, or water
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