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vocab
SAT vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or understood by only a few |
| assimilate | to absorb or become absorbed: to make or become similar |
| autonomy | independence; self determination |
| cosmopolitan | worldly; widely sophisticated |
| derivative | something that comes from another source |
| entourage | a group of attendants or associates. |
| esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group |
| gaffe | a clumsy social error |
| idiosyncrasy | characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
| insular | isolated; narrow or provincial |
| orthodox | adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion |
| potentate | one who has the power and position to rule over others` |
| castigate | to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
| censure | to issue official blame |
| denounce | to condemn openly |
| reclusive | seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation |
| relinquish | to return from; give up or abandon |
| renounce | to give up, especially by formal announcement |
| vituperative | marked by harshly abusive condemnation |
| circumscribe | to draw a circle around |
| contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary |
| conciliatory | appeasing; soothing |
| credible | capable of being believed |
| exonerate | to free from blame |
| incontrovertible | indisputable; not open to question |
| indict | to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime |
| litigious | prone to engage in lawsuits |
| partisan | devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause |
| parity | equality |
| rectitude | moral uprightness; righteousness |
| remiss | lax in attending to duty; negligent |
| reputiate | to reject the validity or authority of |
| sanctimonious | righteousness |
| scrupulous | having a strong sense of right and wrong |
| solicitous | concerned |
| sophistry | plausible but misleading |
| substantiate | to support with proof or evidence; verify |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| vindicate | to free from blame |
| cajole | to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery, |
| chicanery | trickery |
| obsequious | flattery |
| sycophant | insincere |
| altruism | unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
| eminent | prominent |
| empathy | identification with the understanding of another's situation, feelings and motives. |
| extol | to praise highly |
| laudatory | full of praise |
| magnanimous | courageously or generously noble in mind and heart |
| philanthropic | humanitarian; generosity |
| reciprocate | to mutually take or give; to respond in kind |
| defunct | no longer existing or functioning |
| eradicate | to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots |
| expurgate | to remove objectionable content before publication or release |
| extirpate | to destroy |
| quell | to put down forcibly; suppress |
| raze | to level to the ground; demolish |
| squelch | to crush as if by trampling; squash |
| supplant | to replace |
| stymie | to thwart or stump |
| abase | to lower in rank |
| deride | to mock |
| derogatory | insulting or intended to insult |
| disparage | to speak of negatively |
| effrontery | boldness |
| ignominy | great personal dishonor or humiliation |
| impugn | to attack as false or questionable |
| mar | to damage |
| pejorative | insulting |
| vex | to annoy or bother |
| vindictive | revengeful |
| bombastic | given to pompous speech or writing |
| ebullience | intense enthusiasm |
| exorbitant | exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness |
| exuberant | full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy |
| embellish | to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate |
| flagrant | extremely or deliberately |
| gratuitous | given freely; unearned |
| lavish | extravagant |
| lugubrious | mournful or gloomy |
| opulent | displaying great wealth |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| penchant | a strong inclination or liking |
| redundant | needlessly repetitive |
| ubiquitous | being or seeming to be everywhere at the same |
| vicarious | felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another. |
| vignette | a short scene or story |
| amalgam | a mixture |
| inundate | to overwhelm |
| multifarious | diverse; various |
| multiplicity | a great number |
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