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Vocabulary TErms
SAT Vocab Set # 7
| definition | Answer |
|---|---|
| fort | STRONG |
| polis | CITY |
| spir | BREATHE |
| culp | BLAME |
| dia | CROSS |
| disagreement that causes the people in a group to argue about something that is important to them | dissension(N) |
| not honest, likely to tell lies, based on lies | mendacious(ADJ) |
| cause someone to feel drained of energy, or vitality, to weaken someone | enervate (v) |
| to give a false or misleading appearance to conceal the truth or real nature of so ething | dissemble (V) |
| in dyin state (near death) | moribund (adj) |
| a prayer to God (asking earnestly and humbly) | supplicate (v) |
| to pretend to be sick or injured in order to avoid doing work | malinger (v) |
| to be or become weak or feeble to droop or fade | languish (v) |
| no value or importance | nugatory (adj) |
| not gwnuine, sincere, or authentic -based on false ideas or bad reasoning | spurious (adj) |
| the act or practice of killing someone who is very sick or injured in ordef to prevent any more suffering | euthanasia (N) |
| a price or amount charged that's extremely high | exorbitant (adj) |
| the act of making gestures an animated or excited gesture | gesticulation (n) |
| a period of time when something (such as an activity or program is stopped) | hiatus (n) |
| having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient to someone | indulgent (adj) |