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SAT Vocabulary Day 9

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Demagogues (noun) mob leaders; agitators
Disparage (verb) to criticize, speak poorly of
Impervious (adjective) impossible to penetrate, unable to be affected
Pithy (adjective) profound and succinct, to the point
Insidious (adjective) sly, treacherous, devious
Furtiveness (adjective) secretiveness
Irreproachable (adjective) cannot be criticized
Libelous (adjective) open to prosecution for libel (libel=written slander)
Nihilism (noun) belief on nothing; anarchy
Paucity (noun) shortage
Alleviate (verb) to make less severe
Penchant (noun) tendency; leaning toward
Immutable (adjective) unchangeable
Eclectic (adjective) taking things from different sources
Affability (adjective) friendliness; cordiality
Pliant (adjective) flexible
Redress (verb) relief from wrongdoing or injury
Predilection (noun) liking for; penchant
Elitist (noun) favoring top group; snob
Profundity (noun) depth
Quixotic (adjective) idealistic; impractical
Extol (verb) to praise
Repertoire (noun) range; set of skills
Presumption (noun) assuming too much
Reprehensible (adjective) very bad
Penitent (adjective) expressing sorrow for sins, repentant
Inculcate (verb) to teach, impress upon the mind
Temperamental (adjective) volatile; changeable
Harbinger (noun) precursor, sign of something to come
Tribulations (noun) troubles
Venality (adjective) corruption, susceptibility to bribery
Complicity (noun) knowing partnership in wrongdoing
Aberration (noun) deviation; abnormality
Affluence (noun) wealth and status
Turgid (adjective) swollen as from fluid, bloated
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