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Unit 9 Vocabulary
SAT Unit 9 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain | ambiguous |
| adj. friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane | amiable |
| adj. coarse, crude, and unrefined | crass |
| adj. rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly | discursive |
| adj. easily managed, obedient, passive | docile |
| v. to alienate, to separate | estrange |
| v. to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate | exonerate |
| adj. given freely, unwarranted | gratuitous |
| v. to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven | hypothesize |
| n. anger as a result of something unjust | indignation |
| v. to bring on or to bring about | induce |
| adj. stubborn, difficult to manage | intractable |
| adj. the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts | introspective |
| adj. easily understood, mentally sound | lucid |
| adj. taking great care | meticulous |
| n. a hater of mankind | misanthrope |
| adj. very generous | munificent |
| v. to steal and to use another's writings as one's own | plagiarize |
| adj. extravagantly abundant, flowing freely | profuse |
| v. satisfied fully, indulged to excess | sated |
| v. to dull the senses as to put into a stupor | stupefy |
| adj. concise | terse |
| adj. quickly passing, fleeting | transient |
| n. one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant | virtuoso |
| n. a person who lives in solitude, a hermit | recluse |