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SAT Vocabs Day #25

TermDefinition
cosmopolitan including something found all over the world (adj.)
impropriety a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character (noun)
reclusive avoiding company of other people (adj.)
disclose make secret or information known; allow something to be seen (verb)
censorious severely critical of others (adj.)
caustic able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way (adj.)
desiccate remove moisture from something (verb)
contend struggle to surmount a difficulty; assert something as a position in an argument (verb)
pretext reason given in justification that is not the real reason, false excuse (noun)
onset beginning of something, usually unpleasant; military attack (noun)
premise base a theory on (noun)
prohibitive of a price or charge excessively high (adj.)
emergence process of coming to view, of becoming prominent (noun)
optic relating to eye or vision (adj.)
rack cause extreme physical or mental pain to (verb)
contrive create an object or situation by deliberate use of skill; manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation (verb)
staunch loyal and committed in attitude; of a wall strong and firm (adj.)
affectation behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress; studied display of real or pretended feeling (noun)
facade outward appearance maintained to conceal a less pleasant reality
economical giving good value to what is traded, careful not to waste resources (adj.)
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