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SAT Vocabulary L 4-6
SAT Vocabulary from Lessons 4-6 of the Power Plus workbook
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| celibate | adj. abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried |
| fortuitious | adj. happening by chance or accident, unexpected |
| recapitulate | v. to summarize, to repeat briefly |
| perfunctory | adj. done without care, in a routine |
| baroque | adj. overly decorated, ornate |
| hedonism | n. pursuit of pleasure, especially sensory |
| obloquy | n. strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting |
| debacle | n. a complete failure; a total collapse |
| quasi- | adj. resembling, seeming, half |
| besmirch | v. to make dirty, to stain |
| imperative | adj. extremely necessary, vitally important |
| sacrosanct | adj. extremely holy |
| sadistic | adj. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
| demeanor | n. behavior, manner of conducting oneself |
| facetious | adj. comical, flippant, jocular, witty, joking |
| fop | n. an excessively fashion-conscious man |
| imprecation | n. a curse |
| non sequitur | n. something that does not logically follow; fallacy; misconception |
| sanguine | adj. cheerful, optimistic |
| bowdlerize | v. to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. |
| impair | v. to weaken, deteriorate, damage, to cause to become worse |
| panegyric | n. an expression of praise |
| quandary | n. a puzzling situation, a dilemma |
| ebullient | adj. enthusiastic |
| deference | n. respect; consideration |
| carnal | adj. relating to the physical appetite, especially sexual |
| nebulous | adj. hazy, vague, uncertain |
| rakish | adj. dashingly stylish and confident |
| elegy | n. a sad or mournful poem |
| pedantic | adj. tending to show off one's learning; Hermione Granger |
| antipathy | n. an intense dislike |
| elucidate | v. to make clear, explain, clarify |
| imminent | adj. likely to happen, threatening, impending |
| banal | adj. common, ordinary |
| obdurate | adj. stubborn; hard-hearted |
| peruse | v. to read carefully; scrutinize |
| bedlam | n. a noisy uproar, commotion, a scene of wild confusion |
| affluence | n. wealth, richness |
| scurrilous | adj. coarsely abrasive; vulgar; indecent |
| parody | n. a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |
| sedulous | adj. hard working, diligent, studious, assiduous |
| onerous | adj. burdensome, heavy, hard to endure |
| eschew | v. to keep away from, avoid, shun |
| denouement | n. an outcome, a result |
| amoral | adj. lacking a sense of right and wrong |
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