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Lesson 17 & 18 Vocab
SAT Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze |
| renegade | a traitor |
| retribution | something justly deserved |
| hurtle | hurl |
| scourge | someone or something that causes trouble or misfortune |
| caustic | acidic |
| taciturn | not fond of talking |
| agnostic | someone who believes God cannot be proved or disproved |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| uncanny | strange |
| exodus | a mass emigration |
| penitent | remorseful |
| vindicate | exonerate |
| raillery | banter |
| impregnable | impenetrable |
| xenophobia | fear of strangers |
| inherent | essential |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| subjugate | to dominate |
| expedite | to hasten |
| filibuster | derail |
| pristine | pure |
| pithy | concise |
| invective | an insult |
| prodigal | reckless, wasteful, and extravagant |
| pliable | easily bent |
| torpid | lack of energy |
| tenuous | thin |
| discordant | being in disagreement |