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SAT 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drivel | nonsense |
| Interminable | never-ending |
| Misrepresentation | deliberately deceiving |
| Peremptory | in a commanding manner |
| Quaint | picturesque |
| Stevedore | dockworker |
| Virtuoso | an accomplished musician |
| Droll | dryly amusing |
| Galleon | ancient type of sailing ship |
| Intermittent | sporadic; irregular |
| Mitigate | lessen; make less severe |
| Perfidy | treachery |
| Quandary | dilemma; puzzle |
| Stifle | suppress |
| Auspicious | favorable; promising to turn out well |
| Compliant | easy to control; submissive |
| Drone | 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee |
| Gambol | frolic; leap; bound |
| Intransigence | stubbornness |
| Modicum | small amount |
| Perfunctory | superficial; cursory |
| Quarantine | isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
| Stoic | known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| Dotard | foolish old man |
| Instigator | troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
| Percipient | perceptive; insightful |
| Quaff | drink down quickly |
| Staunch | loyal; faithful; dependable |
| Vilification | blackening someone's name |
| Atrophy | waste away from lack of use |
| Collusion | plotting and planning |
| Drawl | speak slowly with words running together |
| Furtive | hidden and secret |
| Insurgent | a rebel |
| Misogynist | hater of women |
| Perdition | damnation |
| Stereotype | fixed image |
| Vindicate | prove right; remove blame |
| Attenuate | weaken |
| Commandeer | take possession of |