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SAT #7
SAT #7 abor, accolade, ascetic, bequeath, charlatan........
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance, to detest utterly, to loathe |
| accolade | to praise, an award |
| ascetic | one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation absent of luxury |
| bequeath | to hand, to give or leave in a will |
| charlatan | one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| dearth | a lack, a scarcity |
| diffidence | shyness, reserve, assertiveness |
| effervescent | showing high spirit |
| ethereal | heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, in tangible |
| expunge | to remove, to erase |
| implausible | not believable |
| incongruity | nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility |
| insularity | qualities of an island, narrow-mindedness of opinion |
| morose | being sullen or gloomy |
| placate | to appease or to pacify by making concessions |
| poignant | piercing, incisive and keen |
| provincial | lacking sophistication, narrow-minded |
| spontaneous | combining parts into a whole |
| toxic | poisonous |
| vigilant | very alert, watchful |
| voluble | ability to use words easily, fluent and glib |