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sat vocabulary
Soph list 1
| Word | meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | (n) letdown in thought or emotion. |
| apogee | (n) highest point |
| apostate | (n) one who abandons his religion, faith, or political beliefs |
| baleful | (adj) deadly; having a malign influence; ominous |
| boundless | (adj) unlimited; vast |
| burlesque | (v) give an imitation that ridicules |
| impecunious | (adj) without money |
| cubicle | (n) small compartment partitioned off; small bedchamber |
| cynosure | (n) the object of general attention |
| deign | (v) condenscend; stoop |
| forstall | (v)prevent by taking action in advance |
| gregarious | (adj) sociable |
| homogeneous | (adj) of the same kind |
| impetus | (n) incentive; stimulus; moving force |
| methodical | (adj) systematic |
| pastoral | (adj) rural; simple and peaceful; idyllic; related to shepherds |
| prerogative | (n) privilege; unquestionable, right |
| sleight | (n)dexterity(skill in usings hands or body, cleverness) |
| verbiage | pompous array of words |
| veracity | truthfulness |