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SAT Vocabulary

SAT Vocabulary pt 24

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hindrance (n) an obstruction or impediment; something that blocks progress
impede be a hindrance or obstacle to
impel urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate
juncture (n) a joint or seam, where two parts meet
kernel (n) in a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside the plant
kismet fate or fortune
lachrymose showing sorrow
languid lacking spirit or liveliness
notorious known widely and usually unfavorably
nurture provide with nourishment
obdurate stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obnoxious causing disapproval or protest
gauche lacking social polish
opulence (n) riches or affluence, especially as shown by expensive or ostentatious possessions or lifestyle
ordeal (n) an experience that is extremely difficult or trying
ostracize (v) to banish from or force out of a group or situation
paean a hymn of praise
prolific intellectually productive
recidivism habitual relapse into crime
prosaic lacking wit or imagination
recluse one who lives in solitude
prosperity the condition of having good fortune
rectitude (n) correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principles
reiterate say, state, or perform again
relic an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
Created by: KMilford
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