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12th #17

Castle Seniors' English SAT vocabulary #17

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cajole tr.v. To persuade with flattery , gentle pleading, or insincere language; to sweet-talk. To elicit or obtain by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language. adv.-- cajolingly, n.- cajoler, cajolery.
capitulate intr.v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, -lates. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms. To give up all resistance; acquiesce. yield. To give in adj.- capitulatory, n.- capitulant, capitulator
egregious adj. Conspicuously bad or offensive. Highly noticeable in a negative way; flagrant. adv.- egregiously, n. - egregiousness
premonition A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. A warning in advance; a forewarning. A feeling that something bad is going to happen. adj. - premonitory, adv.- premonitorily
prestigious Having prestige; esteemed. Having an honored name or reputation. adv.- prestigiously, n. - prestigiousness
reverent adj Marked by, feeling, or expressing reverence. Feeling or expressing respect or awe. adv.- reverently
stupor n. A state of mental numbness, as that resulting from shock; a daze. A state of reduced or suspended sensibility. lethargy. adj.- stuporous
sycophant n. A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people. A person who tries to win favor through flattery. adj. - sycophantic, sycophantical. adv.- sycophantically
urbane adj., -ban•er, -ban•est. Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner. Smooth in manner; elegant; polished; suave. adv.- urbanely
zany adj., -ni•er, -ni•est. Wildly silly or comical. Ludicrously comical; clownish. Comical because of incongruity or strangeness; bizarre. n., pl., -nies. A comical person given to extravagant or outlandish behavior. adv. - zanily, n.- zaniness
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