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SAT Bootcamp [5.3]
Vocabulary for Week 5 Day 3 of SAT Bootcamp
Word | Definition |
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acquiesced | accepted, agreed, assented |
consensus | unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude |
desiccate | to dry completely, dehydrate |
desultory | at random, rambling, unmethodical |
diminutive | a shortening, an abbreviation; small |
emaciated | very thin, wasted away; skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger |
fiasco | complete or ridiculous failure; disaster |
imminent | about to happen immediately, overhanging, threatening |
impoverished | to make poor or bankrupt |
melancholy | sadness, depression |
meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
motley | different, various, incongruous; many-colored, composed of diverse parts |
natal | relating to birth |
pensive | thoughtful, serious |
philanthropy | love of humanity; generosity to worthy causes |
presages | knows beforehand, predicts; to foretell, indicate in advance |
prevalent | widespread |
salubrious | beneficial, healthful |
sobriety | temperateness, habitual moderation; seriousness |
travesty | burlesque, ridiculous imitation; parody, caricature |