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Contemp SAT List 13

TermDefinition
misogynist a person who dislikes women in particular
moot open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way
pastoral relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense
perquisite a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
pithy concise and full of meaning
provisional under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
rakish marked by a care-free unconventionality or disreputableness
reservation an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
savvy a perceptive understanding, get the meaning of something, well­informed or perceptive
staid characterized by dignity and propriety
travail use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish
uncanny suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; surpassing the ordinary or normal
unseemly not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
wanton without check or limitation; showing no moral restraints to one's
retiring to be shy, and to be inclined to retract from company
flush to be shy, and to be inclined to retract from company
demure to be modest and shy
moment significant and important value
start to suddenly move in a particular direction
imponderable impossible to estimate or figure out
Created by: Andrea Thorpe
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