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S.A.T. vocab.
S.A.T set 2 review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hedge | avoid giving a clear answer, thereby escaping responsibility or blame |
| Furtive | secretive;sly |
| Ethereal | heavenly; fine; delicately beautiful |
| Magnate | person of great power |
| Inscrutable | mysterious |
| Fledging | beginner |
| Bombast | speech of writing intended to impress |
| Relegate | reduce or demote to an inferior pace or position; banish |
| Coalesce | unite; grow together |
| Latent | still; existing but inactive, such as certain quality, dormant; invisible |
| Antithesis | opposite |
| Enervate | stop the strength; weaken |
| Endorse | promote o recommend |
| Anathema | religious curse, or the things or person being cursed |
| Despondent | feeling hopeless or depressed |
| Belie | give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; misrepresent |
| Hiatus | gap; interruption; break in continuity; a pause |
| Stoic | person who shows no response to pleasure or pain; someone who is impassive |
| Terse | of few words; to the point; pithy |
| Myriad | large number, many |
| Rampant | unrestrained; widespread |
| Usurp | seize or take over by force |
| Ubiquitous | existing everywhere at the same time |
| Impasse | a situation from which you cant escape stalemate |
| Evasive | tending to avoid giving direct answers |
| Impede | get in the way; hinder |
| Quandary | state of confusion or doubt; dilemma |
| Unkempt | messy; untidy; sloppy |
| Trepidation | fear |
| Gravity | seriousness |
| Choler | anger |
| Spurious | false, fake, misleading |
| Precarious | risky, uncertain |
| Reticent | quiet, uncommunicative |