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SAT 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cantankerous | bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
| Derogatory | uncomplimentary |
| Impecunious | having no money |
| Ornate | highly decorated |
| Precipice | steep slope |
| Salubrious | health-giving |
| Truant | shirker; someone absent without permission |
| Desecrate | to damage or pollute a holy place |
| Impious | wicked; profane |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous; silly |
| Precipitous | done in a hurry |
| Salutary | something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial |
| Truncate | cut short |
| Capitulate | surrender; give in to |
| Desecration | spoiling something holy |
| Exonerates | acquits; absolves; removes blame |
| Impoverished | destitute; poor |
| Lukewarm | 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold |
| Ossify | 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid |
| Sanctimonious | hypocritically holy |
| Tumult | uproar; noise |
| Carping | constant criticism |
| Impromptu | unrehearsed; spontaneous |
| Lummox | clumsy person |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Precocious | developing early |
| Turpitude | depravity |
| Cartographer | person who makes maps |
| Despondent | having no hope; miserable |
| Expatriate | refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country |
| Luscious | juicy; moist; succulent |
| Oust | push out of a position |
| Sanguinary | bloodthirsty; bloody |
| Tyro | novice; beginner |
| Presentiment | a feeling that something might happen |
| Scapegoat | person on whom blame is placed for faults of others |
| Underscore | Emphasize |
| Quagmire | marsh; bog |