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SAT 20
Term | Definition |
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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 |