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SAT #8 Vocabulary
Study the words for Lesson 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to give in |
| affinity | a likeness |
| blasphemous | irreverent |
| buttress | a support or prop |
| circumspect | careful to consider consequences |
| corroboration | confirmation |
| deplete | to use up gradually |
| despotic | ruling oppressively |
| emaciated | very thin |
| empirical | based on observation |
| extraneous | not essential or vital |
| fallow | inactive |
| homogeneous | of the same kind |
| hyperbole | obvious exaggeration |
| incontrovertible | indisputable |
| irascible | irritable, easily angered |
| laconic | using just a few words |
| magnanimity | having a generous spirit |
| obsequious | overly attentive or servile |
| proliferation | an increase in number |
| scrupulous | very careful and principled |
| sublime | exalted, noble |
| surreptitious | secret |
| veracity | devotion to truth |
| zeal | enthusiasm |