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SAT 19
Term | Definition |
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Bellicose | war-like; aggressive |
Consummate | complete; total; supremely good |
Gregarious | extroverted; sociable; outgoing |
Jaundiced | cynical; pessimistic |
Nettle | annoy |
Recuperate | get better after illness |
Superlative | extremely good; the best |
Whet | sharpen |
Emaciated | very thin; withered |
Gritty | coarse; granular |
Jaunt | short pleasure trip |
Niggardly | miserly; stingy |
Philanthropy | charity; love of mankind |
Red tape | formalities; paperwork; official procedure |
Surly | grumpy; rude |
Whimsical | capricious; changeable |
Bemoan | complain about |
Contrite | sorry |
Emancipate | set free |
Guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
Philistine | uncultured person |
Redolent | smelling of; giving off odors |
Surreptitious | secret; sneaky; stealthy |
Embezzle | defraud; steal |
Jingoistic | extremely patriotic; nationalistic |
Phlegmatic | calm; imperturbable |
Redress | put right something that was wrong |
Surreptitiously | secretly; furtively; stealthily |
Wily | cunning |
Benign | kindly; harmless |
Contumacious | stubborn |
Jocular | in a joking manner |
Nondescript | having no special features; dull and ordinary |
Pillage | plunder |
Redundant | unnecessary; superfluous |
Susceptible | vulnerable |
Wispy | flimsy; frail; delicate |
Raze | destroy; demolish; tear down |
Subterfuge | a trick |
Wane | grow less |