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SAT Second Quarter
7th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adamant | Refusing to change; stubborn, unyielding |
| Amity | friendship |
| Austere | stern; plain; without luxuries |
| Avarice | greed |
| Benevolent | kindhearted; good-natured; generous. |
| Cajole | to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive |
| Concise | short and to the point; terse. |
| Concur | agree |
| Cupidity | greed; especially for money |
| Depleted | emptied; drained up, used up |
| Efface | erase |
| Eloquence | Powerful, effective speech |
| Enigma | Mystery, puzzle |
| Extricate | to free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle |
| Garish | flashy, gaudy |
| Harangue | a long, lecturing speech. |
| Indolent | lazy |
| Infallible | incapable of making a mistake |
| Insipid | dull; flat; without sparkle or flavor. |
| Irreverent | disrespectful. |
| Juncture | point in time, especially a cruel one; joint or connection |
| Languish | lose energy or motivation; become weak or depressed. |
| Legacy | something inherited; either from an ancestor or from the past itself |
| Minute | Very small in size |
| Obliterate | remove or destroy completely; erase. |
| Opaque | too dark or thick for light to pass through |
| Preclude | prevent; make impossible |
| Prodigious | very large |
| Qualify | to limit the meaning of a previous statement; to modify. |
| Recant | take back something you’ve said; withdraw a statement or belief |
| Sardonic | humorous, but humor tinged with sarcasm or disdain; cynical |
| Vilify | defame; attack someone’s reputation |
| Warranted | justified; authorized |