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SAT Vocab set 5
Term | Definition |
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Fervent | Having or displaying a passionate intensity |
Lucrative | Producing a great deal of profit |
Sublime | Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe |
Magnanimous | Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person |
Dubious | To not be relied upon |
Dubious | Suspect |
Capricious | Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour |
Acquit | To free someone from criminal charges by being found not guilty |
Abhor | To regard with disgust and hatred |
Anachronistic | Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed |
Avarice | Extreme greed for wealth or material gain |
Cajole | Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
Cursory | Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed |
Disseminate | Spread something widely |
Eclectic | Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources |
Elucidate | Make clear |
Elucidate | Explain |
Ephemeral | Lasting a very short time |
Forlorn | Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely |
Indelible | Making marks that cannot be removed |
Pejorative | Expressing contempt or disapproval |
Tacit | Understood or implied without being stated |