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SAT TEST WORDS 7-12
Hot Words list 7-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contentious | quarrelsome; belligerent |
| polemical | inclined to argue or debate; controversial |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
| castigate | to scold or punish severely |
| iniquitous | showing a lack of fairness; wicked; vicious |
| rebuke | to reprimand or scold sharply |
| impugn | to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable |
| deprecate | to show mild disapproval |
| rebuff | to snub; to bluntly refuse |
| reprove | to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold |
| prodigal | wasteful; lavish |
| odious | loathsome; evil; revolting in a disgusting way |
| amiable, congenial, levity | friendly; agreeable |
| concise, succinct, terse | using few words |
| egotistical, supercilious, swagger | feeling superior |
| ameliorate, mediate, pacify | lessening pain, tension, conflict |
| lackluster, mundane, trite | unoriginal, dull, played-out |
| colloquial, loquacious, grandiloquent | speaking |