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SAT Vocabs Day #30
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benevolent | well meaning and kindly (adj.) |
| burgeon | begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish (verb) |
| byzantine | of a system excessively complicated (adj.) |
| cacophonous | discordant mixture of sounds |
| cajole | persuade someone to do something through coaxing and flattery (verb) |
| callous | showing insensitive and cruel regard of others (adj.) |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative (adj.) |
| castigate | rebuke someone severely (verb) |
| cerebral | inside the brain/intellectual (adj.) |
| charlatan | a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud (noun) |
| chide | scold or rebuke (verb) |
| circuitous | of a route or journey longer than the most direct way (adj.) |
| circumscribe | restrict something within limits (verb) |
| circumvent | find a way around an obstacle, overcome a problem in a clever way (verb) |
| clandestine | kept or done secretly (adj.) |
| compendious | presenting essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way (verb) |
| complacent | showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements (adj.) |
| compliant | agree with others or obey rules; submissive (adj.) |
| conciliate | stop someone from being angry; pacify (verb) |
| concur | to agree (verb) |