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Contemp SAT List 15

TermDefinition
cosmopolitan comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook
dispatch the property of being prompt and efficient, dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently
exemplify be characteristic of, clarify by giving an example of
genteel marked by refinement in taste and manners
inclement (of weather) unpleasant, stormy, used of persons or behavior; showing no mercy
industrious characterized by hard work and perseverance
jocular characterized by jokes and good humor
laborious characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
maxim a short saying expressing a general truth
morph To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.
obdurate unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding.
preempt take the place of or have precedence over
presumptuous excessively forward
raffish marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
redress an act of making something right
renege fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
seemly according with custom or propriety
snide expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
stymie hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Created by: Andrea Thorpe
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