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SAT words

QuestionAnswer
candid completely honest, straightforward
conjecture inference, guesswork
didactic instructive
effusive showing excessive emotion; overflowing
euphemism a mild, indirect or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt or offensive term
extrapolate to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
incoherent lacking cohesion or connection
insinuate to introduce or communicate stealthily
loquacious very talkative
lucid easily understood, clear
rhetoric the art of using language effectively and persuasively
abstruse difficult to understand
callous emotionally hardened, unfeeling
convoluted intricate, complex
disaffected having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
enigma a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
inscrutable difficult to fathom or understand, impenetrable
reticent inclined to keep silent, reserved
staid unemotional, serious
arcane known or understood by only a few
assimilate to absorb or become absorbed, to make or become similar
autonomy independence, self-determination
cosmopolitan worldly, widely sophisticated
derivative something that comes from another source
esoteric intended for or understood by only a small group
gaffe a clumsy social error, a faux pas
idiosyncrasy characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
insular isolated, narrow or provincial
orthodox adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
potentate one who has the power and position to rule over others, monarch
castigate to scold, rebuke or harshly criticize
censure to issue official blame
denounce to condemn openly
reclusive seeking or preferring isolation or seclusion
relinquish to retire from, give up or abandon
renounce to give up, especially by formal announcement
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