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SAT Vocabulary

SAT Vocabulary pt 15

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appropriate suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
arbitrary (adj) done or chosen without a reason; random
alleviated (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
altruistic showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
belligerence hostile or warlike attitude or nature
benevolent showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
chronicle a record or narrative description of past events
circuitous deviating from a straight course
conducive tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
confluence a place where things merge or flow together
cynical believing the worst of human nature and motives
dawdle hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
derivative a compound obtained from another compound
despite (prep) in spite of
emaciate grow weak and thin or waste away physically
embellish make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
esteem the condition of being honored
excerpt a passage selected from a larger work
fallacious containing or based on incorrect reasoning
fanaticism excessive intolerance of opposing views
grimy thickly covered with ingrained dirt
hackneyed repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
iconoclastic characterized by attack on established beliefs
illusory having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
interminable tiresomely long; seemingly without end
Created by: KMilford
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