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Unit 6 Vocabulary
SAT Unit 6 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable | antiquated |
| adj. fit for plowing, tillable | arable |
| n. domination; growing power | ascendancy |
| v. to waste away, to wither | atrophy |
| adj. secret | clandestine |
| v. to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship | conciliate |
| adj. superficial, casual, hastily done | cursory |
| n. scoffing at, mockery, ridicule | derision |
| n. absolute hatred | enmity |
| v. to free, to disentangle | extricate |
| n. patience, lenience | forbearance |
| adj. lacking in seriousness or importance | frivolous |
| adj. talkative, rambling | garrulous |
| adj. violent, hasty, rash, impulsive | impetuous |
| adj. skillfully busy or occupied | industrious |
| adj. having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad | infamous |
| n. insulting or contemptuous behavior | insolence |
| n. excessive frivolity, flippancy | levity |
| n. state of being forgotten | oblivion |
| adj. something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct | paradoxical |
| n. false testimony under oath | perjury |
| n. bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity | rancor |
| n. a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser | sycophant |
| adj. changing, fluctuating | vacillating |
| adj. bright, distinct, and clear | vivid |