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SAT Words 1
Flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dilate | (verb)become wider; "His pupils were dilated" |
| infiltrate | (verb) pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict |
| animosity | (noun) a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
| extenuating | (adjective satellite) partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances" |
| nemesis | (noun) something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" |
| haphazard | (adjective satellite) dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" |
| credulity | (noun) tendency to believe readily |
| spontaneity | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter" |
| florid | (adjective satellite) elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" |
| equivocal | (adjective satellite) uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal" |
| rebuttal | (noun) the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument |
| mitigate | (verb) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" |
| foppish | (adjective satellite) affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner |