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Contemp SAT List 17

TermDefinition
corroborate to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)
dog to pursue relentlessly; to hound
ferret to search for something persistently
diabolical to be extremely wicked like the devil
macabre suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome
analogous similar in some respects but otherwise different
aphorism a short instructive saying about a general truth
autonomously Acting independently; self­governing (of a country)
balk refuse to comply
begrudge to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something, to give reluctantly
buttress make stronger or defensible
carping persistently petty and unjustified criticism
coalesce fuse or cause to grow together
compound make more intense, stronger, or more marked
consecrate to make holy or set apart for a high purpose
consummate having or revealing supreme mastery or skill, to make perfect and complete in every respect
conundrum a difficult problem
discriminate recognize or perceive the difference
endemic native; originating where it is found
fete to celebrate a person
Created by: Andrea Thorpe
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