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SAT Word 1st Quarter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABSTRUSE-ADJ | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND |
| AMBIVALENCE-N | INDECISION; FEELING OF BEING PULLED IN TWO DIRECTIONS |
| APATHY-N | LACK OF INTEREST OR CONCERN |
| BENIGN-ADJ | GENTLE; KIND-HEARTED; MILD |
| CHATISE-V | SCOLD, PUNISH, CASTIGATE |
| CONDONE-V | TO OVERLOOK; EXCUSE OR PARDON |
| CONVICTION-N | AN OPINION THAT IS STRONGLY HELD |
| DENOUNCE-V | CRITICIZE; CONDEMN |
| DILATORY-ADJ | CAUSING LATENESS; STALLING |
| EFFERVENCENCE-N | THE QUALITY OF BEING OF BEING BUBBLY OR FULL OF LIFE |
| ENHANCE-V | INTENSIFY; IMPROVE |
| EXTOL-V | PRAISE |
| FLIPPANCY-N | TREATING A SERIOUS SITUATION WITH ARROGANT HUMOR OR DISRESPECT |
| GERMANE-ADJ | RELEVANT; FITTING |
| HIERARCHY-N | A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY; RANKED IN ORDER OF POWER; A SEQUENTIAL LISTING |
| INDUCE-V | CAUSE TO HAPPEN; BRING ABOUT |
| INNOCUOUS-ADJ | HARMLESS; INOFFENSIVE |
| LUCID-ADJ | EASY TO UNDERSTAND; TRANSPARENT; CLEAR |
| MISCONSTRUE-V | MISUNDESTOOD; INTERPRET INCORRECTLY |
| OBSOLETE-ADJ | NO LONGER USABLE; OUTDATED |
| PARTISAN-ADJ | BLINDLY DEVOTED TO A CAUSE OR ORGANIZATION |
| PRECOCIOUS-ADJ | MATURE AT A YOUNG AGE |
| PROFUSE-ADJ | IN LARGE AMOUNTS OR QUANTATIES |
| QUELL-V | TO CALM; PACIFY |
| REDOLENT-ADJ | STRONGLY SCENTED; FRAGRANT |
| VERSATILE-ADJ | HAVING MANY TALENTS OR USES |
| VISCOUS-ADJ | RESISTANT TO FLOW, LIKE A VERY THICK LIQUID; OR STICKY |
| WASTREL-N | A PERSON WHO WASTES HIS OR HER MONEY OR RESOURCES |