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SAT Vocabulary Day 5

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TermDefinition
Banal (adjective) dull; unoriginal
Bellicose (adjective) aggressive
Bifurcation (adjective) division into two
Blatantly (adjective) obviously
Cacophonous (adjective) very noisy; unpleasant sounding
Exonerate (verb) to free from blame
Quotidian (adjective) happening everyday, commonplace
Clairvoyant (adjective) able to see the future/ another dimension
Coddled (verb) over-protected; kept warm
Augury (noun) prediction of events
Deferential (adjective) showing respect
Deterrent (adjective) something that puts one off; a preventive
Diffident (adjective) shy; hesitant
Digression (noun) going off the point
Discriminating (verb) 1. able to make fine distinctions between; having good taste, 2. favoring one side/group and acting against another
Equitable (adjective) fair and equal
Neophyte (noun) novice, beginner
Equivocal (adjective) ambiguous; something that can be interpreted in more than one way
Fervent (adjective) passionate
Ubiquitous (adjective) being everywhere simultaneously
Miscreants (adjective) wrong-doers
Funerary (adjective) concerned with funerals
Comely (adjective) attractive
Galvanized (verb) 1. stirred into actions; stimulated, 2. coated with zinc
Grandiose (adjective) exaggerated; too great; on a grand scale
Haughty (adjective) arrogant
Expedient (adjective) convenient, efficient, practical
Hyperbole (noun) over-exaggeration
Indecipherable (adjective) cannot be decoded; cannot be worked out
Capacious (adjective) roomy, spacious
Filial (adjective) concerned with the relationship between child and parent
Levity (noun) lack of seriousness; humor
Rapacious (adjective) taking by force, driven by greed
Cornucopia (noun) literally a horn filled with fruits etc; symbol of plenty
Mellifluous (adjective) pleasant-sounding
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