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SAT Vocabulary Day4
Vocabulary Stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | (verb) to make less |
| Colloquy | (noun) dialogue or conversation; conference |
| Raiment | (noun) clothes; garment |
| Reciprocate | (verb) pay back |
| Apprehension | (noun) worry; nervousness |
| Retrenchment | (noun) reducing staff or force; conserving resources |
| Robust | (adjective) firm and strong |
| Skeptical | (adjective) doubtful |
| Skewed | (adjective) distorted; bent |
| Eponymous | (adjective) giving one's name to a book, place, restaurant |
| Sundry | (adjective) miscellaneous |
| Sustenance | (noun) support; food |
| Tenable | (adjective) can be held (of an opinion) |
| Precursor | (noun) fore-runner; earlier version |
| Tenuous | (adjective) shaky; not firm |
| Torrid | (adjective) hot and steamy |
| Undermine | (verb) attempt to overthrow; weaken |
| Underscore | (verb) emphasize |
| Unequivocal | (adjective) clear; cannot be misunderstood |
| Vector | (noun) carrier (example: of disease) |
| Verbose | (adjective) wordy |
| Whimsical | (adjective) fickle; changeable |
| Wistful | (adjective) full of sadness and longing |
| Abashed | (verb) ashamed or sorry |
| Cadence | (noun) rhythmic flow of poetry, marching beat |
| Disseminate | (verb) to spread far and wide |
| Mordant | (adjective) biting and caustic in manner and style |
| Declivity | (noun) downward slope |
| Annihilated | (verb) to wipe out |
| Vituperate | (verb) to abuse verbally |
| Succinct | (adjective) clear; short and well-expressed |
| Anomalies | (noun) oddities; things that don't fit the pattern |
| Antipodes | (noun) places on opposite sides of the globe |
| Reconcile | (verb) to bring back together |
| Remiss | (adjective) wrong |
| Auspicious | (adjective) fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome |