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SAT First Quarter
7th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstruse | Difficult to understand |
| Ambivalence | indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions |
| Apathy | lack of interest or concern. |
| Benign | gentle; kind-hearted; mild. |
| Chastise | scold, punish, castigate |
| Condone | to overlook, excuse, or pardon. |
| Conviction | an opinion that is strongly held |
| Denounce | criticize; condemn. |
| Dilatory | causing lateness; stalling. |
| Effervescence | the quality of being bubbly or full of life. |
| Enhance | intensify; improve. |
| Extol | praise |
| Flippancy | treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect. |
| Germane | relevant; fitting |
| Hierarchy | a group of people in authority; ranked in order of power; a sequential listing |
| Induce | cause to happen; bring about |
| Innocuous | harmless; inoffensive |
| Lucid | easy to understand; transparent; clear |
| Misconstrue | misunderstand; interpret incorrectly |
| Obsolete | no longer usable; outdated. |
| Partisan | blindly devoted to a cause or organization |
| Precocious | mature at a young age |
| Profuse | in large amounts or quantities |
| Quell | to calm; pacify |
| Redolent | strongly scented; fragrant |
| Versatile | having many talents or uses |
| Viscous | resistant to flow, like a very thick liquid; or sticky |
| Wastrel | a person who wastes his or her money or resources |