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SAT 19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |