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Week #3 SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Proponent | a person who argues in favor of something SYN: advocate, defender, partisan |
| Disgruntled | displeased and discontented SYN: irritated, unhappy, annoyed |
| Prognosis | a forecast or prognostication SYN: prediction, diagnosis, projection |
| Convocation | the act of convoking (meeting) SYN: assemblage, convention, meeting |
| Banter | an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks SYN: mockery, jesting, ridicule |
| Clandestine | characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious SYN: hidden, illicit, secret |
| Indigenous | originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country SYN: native, domestic, inborn |
| Dais | a raised platform, usually at one end of a hall, used by speakers, etc SYN: podium, rostrum, pulpit |
| Vindictive | disposed or inclined to revenge SYN: vengeful, resentful, retaliatory |
| Grandeur | the quality or state of being impressive or awesome SYN: grandiosity, greatness, splendor |
| Posthumously | arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death SYN: post-mortem, post-obituary |
| Advocate | to speak or write in favor of SYN: promoter, proponent, supporter |