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Lesson 17

Vocab for SAT

TermDefinition
Abstemious Sparing (usually in eating or drinking); Temperate
Admonish To caution, to advise, or to counsel against something SYN: Warn, rebuke, censure, notify, jog,apprise
Amity Friendship
Bastion A fortification, a stronghold
Callous Hardened; insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic SYN: hard, inured, insensible, obtuse
Clemency Leniency
Debunk to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something
Diffuse to spread in all directions
Dupe to trick, to fool, to deceive, or to cheat; to bilk
Exorcise to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome
Finesse delicate skill
Humility the quality of state of being humble in spirit
imperious Extremely overbearing SYN: domineering, imperative, masterful, preemptory
larceny the act of stealing anthers property SYN: theft
Mirth gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter SYN: glee, hilarity, jollity
mollify to soothe or to appear, to assuage SYN: conciliate, pacify, placate, propitiate
neologism a newly coined the word or phrase; new use of a word (often disapproved of)
orthodox conforming to established standards, conventional
plight difficult or adverse situation
repertoire a list of works of music or readings that are ready for performance
rupture to break apart or burst
solicitous worried, concerned
stolid showing little emotion SYN: apathetic, phlegmatic, stoic
tempestuous turbulent, stormy
untenable not able to be defended
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