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SAT 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Celerity | speed |
| Dexterous | skilful with hands |
| Extraneous | irrelevant |
| Maladroit | clumsy; unskillful |
| Pallid | pale |
| Presumptuous | assuming too much; arrogant |
| Scrupulous | careful; diligent; painstaking |
| Unequivocal | clear; obvious |
| Censorious | disapproving; critical |
| Dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| Extrapolate | extend; predict on the basis of known data |
| Incongruous | not fitting in; out of place |
| Malady | illness |
| Palpable | easily felt; easily perceived |
| Pretentious | pompous; self-important |
| Unfetter | set free |
| Annex | (n) a building which is an addition to an existing building; (v) take possession of; seize; capture |
| Censure | blame |
| Didactic | intended to teach; instructive |
| Extrinsic | irrelevant; on the outside |
| Inconsequential | unimportant; insignificant; negligible |
| Malediction | a curse |
| Prevaricate | speak misleadingly and evasively |
| Scuttle | sink |
| Unfrock | to remove a priest from his position |
| Cerebral | intellectual |
| Diffident | lacking confidence |
| Fallacious | false |
| Inconspicuous | not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
| Malefactor | a wrong-doer |
| Paradigm | 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things |
| Pristine | unspoiled |
| Seminary | an institution in which priests are trained |
| Unprecedented | never having happened before |
| Anomaly | something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity |
| Certitude | certainty |
| Digress | wander off the subject |
| Falter | hesitate; waver |
| Indelible | cannot be wiped out |
| Malinger | deliberately avoid work; shirk |