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SAT 20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Benignity | compassion; gentleness; fondness |
| Contusion | a bruise |
| Gullibility | unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled |
| Jollity | gaiety; happiness |
| Nonentity | a person of no importance; not famous |
| Pinnacle | topmost point |
| Referendum | public vote |
| Wistful | melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for |
| Conundrum | a puzzle |
| Emulate | to imitate something admired |
| Pious | very religious |
| Refute | disprove |
| Sybarite | lover of luxury |
| Endorse | give support or approval to |
| Gustatory | concerned with the sense of taste |
| Judicious | correct in judgment; wise |
| Notoriety | infamy; known for wrong doing |
| Pivotal | of central importance |
| Regale | entertain |
| Sycophant | bootlicker; flatterer |
| Zeal | enthusiasm |
| Beret | type of cap |
| Corpulent | fat |
| Hackneyed | common and over-used |
| Jurisprudence | science or study of law |
| Relegate | dismiss to a lower position |
| Taciturn | quiet; saying little |
| Zealot | fanatic |
| Bestial | behaving like a beast; brutal |
| Juxtapose | place next to |
| Novice | a beginner; tyro |
| Placebo | harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine |
| Tactile | concerned with the sense of touch |
| Zenith | Summit |
| Jargon | specialized language used by experts |
| Neologism | newly coined word |
| Petulant | sulky; peevish |
| Recluse | someone who cuts himself off from life |
| Supercilious | proud and haughty |
| Whelp | young dog |