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Chapter 19

SAT Vocabulary

TermDefinition
abysmal wretched; extremely bad
accommodate to make fit; to help
ambient surround; on all sides
armistice a truce; suspension of hostilities
ascertain to find out; to determine
barb a pointed part, as of an arrow or fishhook
bovine pertaining to cows or cattle
cavalier a haughty and casually indifferent person
celestial heavenly
concourse a crowd; a wide street
convene to come together; to assemble
crestfallen dejected; humbled
demur to object; to take exception to
discourse conversation; lecture
diverse different
emaciated abnormally thin
epicure one who seeks pleasure in fine foods
euthanasia mercy killing
fiscal pertaining to finances
foolhardy foolish; reckless
gambit strategy; an opening one uses to advantage
guttural pertaining to the throat
idealist one with very high standards
implement a tool; to carry out or put into practice
infamous having extremely bad reputation; detestable
invoke to call upon
jocose joking; humorous
locus place
menial low; degrading
misnomer an error in listing the name of a person
nativity birth
opaque not transparent; not letting light pass through
pelt skin of a fur-bearing animal; to throw things at
perfidious deceitful; treacherous; unfaithful
politic diplomatic; shrewd
prostrate lying flat; thrown or fallen to the ground
prune to cut off or lop off such as twigs, branches, or roots
recoil to retreat; to draw back
repugnant distasteful; disgusting
rife frequently occurring; widespread
shambles a slaughterhouse; great disorder
stagnant not flowing; stale; sluggish
sterling of high quality; excellent
tendentious biased; favoring a cause
unconscionable unreasonable; excessive
uncouth crude; clumsy
voracious extremely hungry; greedy
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