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SAT 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ascetic | without luxuries; severely simple |
| Coercion | force |
| Diurnal | active in daytime |
| Fortuitous | happening by chance |
| Meticulous | very careful; painstaking |
| Pejorative | derogatory |
| Puerile | childish |
| Sporadic | not continuous; intermittent |
| Verbose | talkative; long-winded; rambling |
| Assiduous | thorough; diligent |
| Divert | 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour |
| Fractious | irritable; difficult to control |
| Inscrutable | mysterious; impenetrable |
| Mettle | courage; bravery; valor |
| Pellucid | transparently clear |
| Punctilious | paying attention to small details |
| Spurious | false |
| Verbosity | using too many words |
| Assuage | to calm |
| Cogitate | think over something; ponder |
| Docile | gentle and easily lead |
| Fraudulent | fake; false |
| Insentient | unfeeling |
| Milieu | environment |
| Purloin | steal |
| Stagnant | still; not moving |
| Vertigo | dizziness |
| Astute | perceptive; sharp-witted |
| Collage | picture made from fragments of other pictures |
| Frivolous | not serious |
| Insipid | dull; bland; boring |
| Mire | swamp; muddy ground |
| Penury | poverty |
| Pusillanimous | cowardly |
| Staid | dull; sober; serious |
| Vestigial | not developed |
| Collate | arrange in order |
| Dolt | stupid person |
| Frugal | economical; not wasting anything |
| Instigate | to start; provoke |