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SAT Vocab 9-10
Term | Definition |
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Defame | to libel or slander; take away a good name |
Curvilinear | formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines |
Elapse | to pass or go by (said of time) |
Veer | to change in direction |
Karma | fate, destiny; good or bad vibrations from someone or something |
Astute | quick on discernment; shrewd, clever, keen |
Misnomer | an incorrect or inappropriate name |
Resurgent | a rise after death |
Artisan | a worker skilled in a craft |
Draconian | hard, severe, cruel |
Amenable | agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant; willing to give into the wishes of another |
Precarious | unsafe, unsteady, unstable |
Criterion | a standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basis for judgement |
Guise | appearance, semblance |
Lesion | wound, injury; especially one created by a disease |
Gird | to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action |
Fetish | unreasonable obsessive reverence or attention |
Disperse | to scatter in various directions; distribute widely |
Forage | to search or hunt for food or provision |