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SAT Bootcamp [5.2]
Vocabulary for Week 5 Day 2 of SAT Bootcamp
Word | Definition |
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acerbic | bitter, sharp in taste or temper |
animated | full of life, spirit, or action |
august | dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable |
beguile | to deceive, mislead; charm |
capacious | large, roomy; extensive |
denote | show, mark out plainly, indicate |
deter | to discourage; prevent from happening |
hypercritical | over critical, excessively nice or exact |
listless | lacking in spirit or energy |
mendacious | dishonest, not telling truth |
mendicants | beggars, those who seek alms |
moderate | adj. reasonable, not extreme v. to make less excessive, restrain; regulate |
politic | discreet, tactful |
profane | impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious |
revile | to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse |
scurrilous | indecent, obscenely jocular, vulgar, low |
stand | group of trees |
stricture | something that restrains; negative criticism |
terminal | adj. concluding, final; fatal n. depot, station |
verisimilitude | the appearance of truth |