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SAT & ACT Vocab 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Befuddle | to stupefy, as with alcohol |
| Confound | to bewilder, to mix up or lump together indiscriminately; therefore to confuse |
| Effigy | a crude image of a hated person; often created to be burned in public to make the point |
| Gibber | to speak nonsense, to make meaningless noises |
| Ironic | characterized by an unexpected twist at the end; unexpected; satiric |
| Scion | referring to a descendant or heir, most often to a male of a wealthy family |
| Epigone | ¨second-generation¨; imitator¨; ¨wannabe¨ |
| Filial | the relationship of a son or daughter to the mother or father |
| Avuncular | a relationship with an uncle not blood related |
| Nepotism | favoritism toward a relative in business matters |
| Posterity | future generation |
| Lineage | ancestry |
| Progenitor | direct ancestor |
| Prolific | many offspring |
| Posthumos | after death |