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Mrs. Hull SAT Words
8th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Impunity | Freedom from punishment or pain |
| Implacable | characterized by a relentless hatred that cannot be appeased; merciless and unforgiving |
| Impugn | to attack or assail with words; to verbally challenge something as false or wrong |
| Polemic | a controversial argument often published as an essay or pamphlet attacking a specific opinion or doctrine |
| Perfidious | characterized by treacherous and deceitful behavior; traitorous |
| Cursory | performed in a hasty and superficial manner without attention to details |
| Galvanize | to energize and stir into action |
| Extemporize | to perform without preparation; improvise |
| Taciturn | reserved and not talkative; laconic |
| Unambiguous | clear and precise; exhibiting no uncertainty; categorial |
| Consternation | a sudden and alarming amazement that results in confusion and dismay |
| Portend | to serve as an omen or warning; to foreshadow danger |
| Inscrutable | very hard to figure out; incomprehensible |
| Crystallize | to take a definite form or shape |
| Puerile | childish and immature |
| Profligate | characterized by squandering time and money |
| Foreboding | a strong inner feeling or premonition or future misfortune |
| Irascible | easily angered; prone to outbursts of temper |
| Indulgent | characterized by excessive generosity; overly lenient and tolerant |
| Pedantic | characterized by being showy in displaying one's knowledge; bookish |
| Officious | describes someone who acts more official than they actually are; annoyingly meddlesome |
| Bohemian | describes a person who is known for unconventional behavior; a noncomformist |
| Proscribe | to forbid or prohibit and activity |
| Facetious | cleverly amusing in tone; not meant to be taken seriously |
| Punctilious | strictly attentive to minuted details of conduct; very precise or meticulous |
| Auspicious | favorable and promising; accompanied by good omens and therefore propitious |
| Evocative | characterized by using the power of imagination to call forth a memory |
| Enigma | a riddle shrouded in mystery and thus something that is puzzling |
| Superficial | shallow; lacking intellectual or emotional depth |
| Precocious | characterized by the exceptionally early development or maturity of a talent |
| Stigmatize | to brand or mark as inferior |
| Infinitesimal | incalculably small (yes this is the correct way to spell this, look it up) |
| Vitriolic | characterized by a harsh and nasty tone; scathing |
| Proliferate | to grow rapidly; multiply quickly |
| Resplendent | characterized by great beauty, splendor, and dazzling jewel-like colors |
| Exhort | to spur on; encourage |
| Ameliorate | to improve; make better |
| Compunction | a feeling of deep regret caused by a sense of guilt; great remorse |
| Mendacity | a trait of being deliberately untruthful; duplicitious |
| Fortuitous | an accidental but lucky chance; filled with good luck |
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