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SAT 7
Term | Definition |
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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 |