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SAT Vocab Unit 2 #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fortuitous | having unexpected good fortune; having no apparent cause |
| foster | contribute to the progress or growth of; inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to |
| fraught | containing as much or as many as is possible; characterized by distress, danger or need |
| frugal | avoiding waste; careful and diligent in the use of resources |
| hackneyed | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual |
| haughty | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain for those one views as unworthy; feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth |
| hedonist | someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures; a person devoted to the pursuit of pleasure |
| hypothesis | a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| impetuous | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; marked by violent force |
| impute | attribute or credit to; form a critical opinion of |
| inconsequential | lacking worth or importance; not following logically as a consequence |