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PSAT Prep [7.3]
Vocabulary for Week 7 Day 3 of PSAT Preparatory
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anathema | under a solemn ban or curse, usually by ecclesiastical authority |
| apparition | ghost, specter, phantom |
| catholic | universal; broad and comprehensive |
| cavalier | carefree, happy; with lordly disdain |
| concave | curving inward |
| contemned | despised, scorned, treated with contempt |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth one of; to destroy or kill a large part of |
| disband | to break up |
| expound | to elaborate; to expand or increase |
| impotent | powerless, ineffective, lacking strength |
| meddler | person interfering in other's affairs |
| pristine | untouched, uncorrupted |
| propitious | favorable, of good omen, advantageous |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh, strident; harsh-sounding; boisterous |
| repercussion | a reaction from something done or said, opposition |
| sinuous | winding, bending in and out; intricate; complex |
| solidarity | unity based on common aims or interests |
| sordid | filthy; contemptible and corrupt |
| succinct | compressed, concise, brief but full of meaning; terse |
| survey | to examine in a comprehensive way |