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Unit 8 Vocabulary
SAT Unit 8 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. to give in, to comply | acquiesce |
| n. a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship | affinity |
| adj. irreverent, profane | blasphemous |
| n. a support or prop | buttress |
| adj. careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent | circumspect |
| n. confirmation | corroboration |
| v. to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value | deplete |
| adj. ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical | despotic |
| n. very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away | emaciated |
| adj. based on observation or experiment and not on theory | empirical |
| adj. not essential or vital | extraneous |
| adj. inactive, plowed but not sowed | fallow |
| adj. of the same kind | homogeneous |
| n. obvious exaggeration | hyperbole |
| adj. indisputable | incontrovertible |
| adj. irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross | irascible |
| n. having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit | magnanimity |
| adj. overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile | obsequious |
| n. an increase in number, multiplication | proliferation |
| adj. very principled, very careful and conscientious | scrupulous |
| adj. exalted, noble, uplifting | sublime |
| adj. secret, clandestine, stealthy | surreptitious |
| n. devotion to the truth | veracity |
| n. enthusiasm, fervor | zeal |
| adj. using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude | laconic |