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7th Grd. SAT-3
3rd Qtr. Thiers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adroit | very clever or skillful |
| Advocate | person who works for or supports a cause, policy or group |
| Appease | to make someone happy or less angry by giving or saying what is desired |
| Banal | boring; ordinary; not interesting |
| blight | a disease of plants caused by fungus; extreme adverse conditions |
| Capacious | large capacity; roomy; able to hold alot |
| Conundrum | confusing or difficult problem |
| Converge | to move toward one point; come together and meet |
| Deference | respectfully yielding to the will or opinion of another |
| Efficacy | ability of produce desired result or effect |
| Elated | very happy and excited |
| Ephemeral | lasting a very short time; |
| Foment | to promote or cause (stir up) the development of something: usually negative or undesired |
| Foresight | the ability to predict what will or needs to happen in the future |
| Genial | friendly and cheerful |
| Harbor | n: a place on the coast where ships find shelter or safety v: to protect - give shelter; to keep a thought in your mind for a long time |
| Hardy | able to live or endure difficult conditions; robust, sturdy |
| Incessant | continuing without interruption, non-stopping; (usually something unpleasant) |
| Irascible | easily angered; short temper |
| Irony | using words to express something opposite of the literal (real) meaning |
| Latent | describes something that exists but has not developed or is not active (such as a disease) |
| Malleable | being shaped or formed by hammering or bending (metal); easily changed or influenced (mind) |
| Mitigate | to make less severe; to moderate; make milder |
| Opportunist | One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences |
| Pecuniary | relating to money |
| Prodigcal | carelessly or recklessly spending money, time or resources |
| Quarantine | isolation due to infection or contagious disease |
| Seditious | causing people to rebel against authority/government |
| Tenacious | very determined to do something; firm or strong |
| Vestige | the smallest quantity or trace left by something |
| Wizened | dry, shriveled and wrinkled by age |