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sat vocab 1
english vocab 73 out of 240
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| augment | to add to, to increase, to make bigger |
| ascetic | hermitlike, practicing self denial |
| anarchy | absence of governemtn or control, lawlessness disorder |
| repudiate | to reject, to deny |
| diligent | hardworking |
| banal | unoriginal ordinary |
| guile | cunning, duplicity |
| squander | to waste |
| incessant | unceasing, neverending |
| deter | to prevent, to stop, to keep from doing something |
| laudable | worthy of praise |
| redudnant | repetitive, unnecesarry, excesively wordy |
| infamous | shamfully wicked, having and deserving a bad reputation |
| provacative | exciting, attracting attention |
| depravity | moral corruption |
| gravity | seriousness |
| extol | to praise |
| dogmatic | arrogantly assertiv of unproven ideas, arrogantly claiming that something is beyong dispute |
| dissent | disagreement |
| complacent | smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, contented to a fault |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| solemn | serious grave |
| disparate | different incompatable |
| austere | unadorned stern forbidding without much money |
| volition | will, conscous choice |
| virulent | extremely posionous, malignant full of hate |
| discord | disagreement |
| resolute | determined, firm, unwavering |
| deference | submission to anothers will, respect, courtesy |
| reticent | restrained, uncommunicative |
| prodigal | extravagant, wasteful |
| fervor | passion |
| vacillate | to be indescisive, to waver backa nd forth |
| voluntary | willing, unforced |
| didactic | instructure, intended to instruct |
| resignation | reluctant acceptance of a bad situation |
| alleviate | to lessen, to relieve usualyl termporarily or incompletely |
| negligence | carelessness |
| conspicuous | standing out, obvious |
| advocate | to speak in favor of, to support |
| profound | deep, insightful |
| novel | new, original |
| philanthropy | love of mankind, donating to charity |
| tentative | experimental, termporary, uncertain |
| aesthetic | having to do qith artistic beauty, artistic |
| lucid | clear, easy to understand |
| contempt | reproachful disdain |
| superficial | on the surface only, shallow, not thorough |
| condone | to overlook, to permit to happen |
| acute | sharp, shrewd |
| servile | submissive and subservent, like a servant |
| ironic | satiric, unexpected |
| pragmatic | pratical, down to earth, based on experience rather than theory |
| heresy | an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs |
| expedite | to make faster or easier |
| insipid | dull, banal |
| deride | to ridicule, to laugh at contemptiously |
| euphony | pleasent sound |
| dispassionate | without passion, objective, neutral |
| divert | to chagne the direction fo to alter the course of to amuse |
| dearth | a lack of, scarcity |
| blithe | carefree, cheerful |
| propriety | properness, good manners |
| pasimony | stinginess |
| nullify | to make unimportant |
| gullible | overly trusting willing to believe anything |
| enthrall | to thrill |
| bias | prejudice tendency tilt |
| authentic | real |
| animated | alive, moving |
| skeptical | doubtful |
| rejuvenate | to make yougn and strong again |
| marred | damaged bruised |
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