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SAT Vocabulary Day 6

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Pseudonym (noun) a fake name, used particularly by writers to conceal identity
Naive (adjective) unsophisticated; simple and inexperienced
Perusal (noun) careful reading
Becalm (verb) to stop the progress of, to soothe
Proximity (noun) closeness
Qualification (noun) something added to modify an opinion
Sinecure (noun) a well paying office job that requires little or no effort
Reticent shy (adjective) unwilling to reveal information
Consecrated (verb/adjective) dedicated; made holy
Sanctimonious (adjective) hypocritically holy; making a pretense of religious feeling
Paradoxically (adjective) counter to what one would think; contradictory
Symbiotic (adjective) mutually advantageous; close relationship
Syncopated (adjective) with strong accented rhythm
Tacit (adjective) unspoken; understood even though not expressed in words
Depose (verb) to remove from a high position
Temperate (adjective) mild; moderate
Understatement (noun) making something seem less important than it is
Eulogy (noun) a speech or writing that praises someone or something
Watershed (noun) 1. area between two rivers basins, 2. turning point
Profiteer (noun) someone who seeks to make unjustified profits
Nonchalant (adjective) assuming an appearance of not caring; indifferent
Ambiguous (adjective) vague, uncertain
Sycophant (noun) self-serving flatterer; a yes-man
Boorishness (adjective) rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Censure (verb) blame; criticize
Panacea (noun) remedy for all ills
Palimpsest (noun) an object or place having diverse layers or aspects beneath the surface
Unrelenting (adjective) never giving up; non-stop
Cursory (adjective) Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Dalliance (noun) non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
Deleterious (adjective) harmful
Fulsome (adjective) sickeningly excessive, repulsive
Moribund (adjective) dying, decaying
Indolent (adjective) lazy, idle
Presumptuous (adjective) assuming too much; arrogant
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