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sat week 11

sat week 11 vocab

QuestionAnswer
clash to collide into conflict
vacuous empty
vacuity emptiness
rhetoric art of effective speech or writing
dally to flirt; deal w/ lightly or carelessly
philistine not cultured; rough
couth refined
uncouth not refined
boor rough; ill-mannered person
oaf rough, ill-mannered person
boorish rough ; not cultured
deflect to avoid criticism
skirt to avoid something difficult
shirk to avoid duty
malinger pretend to be ill to avoid duty
parry to avoid a blow
evade to avoid a question, tax, draft, etc
eschew avoid something for a physical or moral reason
shun avoid something for physical or moral reason
stepside to avoid
avert to turn aside
ineffable too great to be described in words
delineate to describe
depict to describe
portray to describe
consummate supremely skilled
presumptive having reasonable ground for belief
humility modesty
demureness modesty
self-effacement modesty
smug self-satisfied
complacent self-satisfied
smug narrowly contented with one's own belief, accomplishment, morality, etc
legitimate justify; legally recognized
folkway any way of thinking, feeling, behaving, etc
mores custom
rigid firm; resisting change
idiosyncrasy personal mannerism or peculiarity
idiosyncratic peculiar
regress to move backward
devoid without; empty of
veer to change direction
temporize to give temporary decision or agreement; avoid immediate decision to gain more time
disparage to look down
belittle to look down
condescend to look down
sneer to smile derisively
derisive ridiculing
derision ridicule
ramble to talk or walk aimlessly
petulant easily irritated; irritable
judicious having a keen judgment
indict to accuse
indictment accusation
sever to cut
deride to make fun of; ridicule
scoff to make fun of; ridicule
scorn to make fun of; ridicule
gibe to make fun of; ridicule
mock to make fun of; ridicule
jeer to make fun of; ridicule
polarize to separate into two extremes
holistic dealing with whole or integrated system rather than with their parts
censure to criticize; to punish
reprove to scold
reproof scolding
reprehensible blameworthy
equitable fair;just
treacle anything very sweet
treacly sweet
waylay to stop someone in order to rob the person
accost approach to a stranger abruptly
rebuke to scold, blame, warn
admonish to scold, blame, warn
berate to scold, blame, warn
chide to scold, blame, warn
rail to scold, blame, warn
censure to scold, blame, warn
castigate to punish severely
chastise to punish severely
chasten to punish severely
sever to cut
lacerate to cut
curtail to cut
prune to cut
shear to cut
incise to cut
excise to cut
trim to cut
truncate to cut
retrench to cut
retrench to cut length, expense, etc
usurp to rob; to steal
despoil to rob; to steal
plunder to rob; to steal
pillage to rob; to steal
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