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Hit Parade Wk 2
SAT Prep Princeton Review Vocabulary - Hit Parade Week 2
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| conciliatory (adj.) | appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile |
| credible (adj.) | capable of being believed; plausible |
| exonerate (v.) | to free from blame |
| incontrovertible (adj.) | indisputable; not open to question |
| indict (v.) | to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime |
| litigious (adj.) | prone to engage in lawsuits |
| partisan (adj.) | devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause |
| parity (n.) | equality, as in amount, status, or value (antonym: disparity) |
| rectitude (n.) | moral uprightness; righteousness |
| remiss (adj.) | lax in attending to duty; negligent |
| repudiate (v.) | to reject the validity or authority of |
| sanctimonious (adj.) | feigning piety or righteousness |
| scrupulous (adj.) | principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting |
| solicitous (adj.) | concerned |
| substantiate (v.) | to support with proof or evidence; verify |
| veracity (n.) | adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
| vindicate (v.) | to free from blame |
| cajole (v.) | to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery |
| chicanery (n.) | trickery |
| obsequious (adj.) | fawning and servile |
| sycophant (adj.) | insincere, obsequious flatterer |
| altruism (n.) | unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
| eminent (adj.) | distinguished; prominent |
| empathy (n.) | identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives |
| extol (v.) | to praise highly |
| laudatory (adj.) | full of praise |
| magnanimous (adj.) | courageously or generously noble in mind and heart |
| philanthropic (adj.) | humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity |
| reciprocate (v.) | to mutually take or give; to respond in kind |
| defunct (adj.) | no longer existing or functioning |
| eradicate (v.) | to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish |
| quell (v.) | to put down forcibly; suppress |
| raze (v.) | to level to the ground; demolish |
| squelch (v.) | to crush as if by trampling; squash |
| supplant (v.) | to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics |
| stymie (v.) | to thwart or stump |
| abase (v.) | to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem |
| deride (v.) | to mock contemptuously |
| derogatory (adj.) | insulting or intended to insult |
| disparage (v.) | to speak of negatively; to belittle |
| effrontery (n.) | brazen boldness; presumptuousness |
| ignominy (n.) | great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct |
| impugn (v.) | to attack as false or questionable |
| mar (v.) | to damage, especially in a disfiguring way |
| pejorative (adj.) | disparaging, belittling, insulting |
| vex (v.) | to annoy or bother; to perplex |
| vindictive (adj.) | disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful |