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SAT Prep Lesson 15

QuestionAnswer
abate to reduce in intensity or amount
antecedent preceding a cause
arid very dry
baneful a source of harm or destruction; harmful, s
beleaguer to harass
contempt scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
cynical given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm
dexterous skillful and active with the hands; manually adroit and skillful
dour sullen, stern, harsh
exalt to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank
felicitous happy or delightful
impeccable free from fault or blame
imperturbable marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance and steadiness
malleable capable of being shaped, influence, or altered
mortify to humiliate, to wound pride, to experience shame
obdurate extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
platitude trite remark, banal statement
profligate a wasteful person; extremely wasteful
pugnacious looking for a fight, combative, belligerent
savory appetizing
spurn to reject or to refuse with hostility
spercilious haughty, vain and arrogant
trite overused, commonplace, hackneyed
vociferous clamorous, boisterous
vulgarity something offensive to good taste and refinement
Created by: rooksj
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