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SAT quiz
Question | Answer |
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squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly |
cohort | companion, colleague |
grandiose | impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur. |
lauded | praise, extol |
litigate | to contest in law |
melancholy | depression of spirits; dejection |
nebulous | indistinct, vague |
precocious | exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age |
prosaic | dull, unimaginative |
quintessential | the most typical example or representative |
cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
ferocity | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness & unrestrained violence & brutality |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
surreal | having the intense irrational reality of a dream |
poignant | deeply affecting; touching |
callow | lacking adult maturity or experience |
verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
adjudicate | to act as judge |
throng | a multitude of assembled persons |