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sat list vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aesthetic | (adj)referring to a sense of beauty; artistic |
| Eclectic | (adj)carefully selected from many good sources |
| Gratuitous | (adj)offered freely, but not necessarily under the circumstances , therefore unwanted or unneeded |
| Inevitable | (adj)unavoidable |
| Irony | (n)the opposite of what would be normal or expected' humor based on incongruity (adj)ironic |
| LEG/LECT/LIG | to choose, pick, read |
| Predilection | (n)natural preference; positive feelings for |
| Negligible | (adj)of only minor importance, if any |
| Expedient | (adj)suitable, practical, or advisable; also ,opportunistic(n)expediency |
| Apocryphal | (adj)of doubtful authorship;fictitious |
| Heinous | (adj) shockingly awful,appalling;abominable,outrageous |
| Mundane | (adj)everyday, commonplace, like menial chores |
| Arduous | (adj) demanding, hard to achieve ; strenuous |
| Prodigal | (adj) wildly extravagant or lavish in spending |
| LEG | law |
| Legitimate | (adj) correct by law; confirming to accepted procedure |
| Legislate | (verb)to formally enact as law; to rule legally |
| quixotic | (adj)extravagantly idealistic; unpredictable; unrealistic or imaginary |