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SAT Vocab. 2017
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Impugnity | freedom form 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 false or wrong |
| Polemic | a controversial argument often published as an essay or pamphlet attacking a opinion or doctrine |
| Perfidious | characterized by treacherous an 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; to improvise |
| Taciturn | reserved not talkative; laconic |
| Unambiguous | clear and precise; exhibiting no uncertainty; categorized |
| 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 of future misfortune |
| Irascible | easily angered; prone to outbursts of anger |
| Indulgent | characterized by excessive generosity; overly lenient and tolerant |
| Pendantic | characterized by being showy in displaying one's knowledge; bookish |