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SAT-level vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| retrodict (v) | to utilize present information or ideas to infer or explain the past or state affairs |
| arbitration | process for resolution of disputes between people or groups |
| relented | yield; give in, as to influence of pressureventilated |
| stifle | make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate |
| solidarity | mutual agreement and support |
| unctuous | overly polite |
| ire (n) | intense anger |
| mogul | an important or powerful person, esp. in the motion picture or media industry |
| imbecile | idiot |
| titter | give a short, half |
| recommencing | cause to start anew |
| stifled | unable to breath properly; restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion) |
| exemplary | serving as a desirable model |
| besotted | strongly infatuated |
| virile | having strength and energy |
| unrequited | unanswered; not returned in kind |
| prosaic | not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; not challenging |
| deprecate | express strong disapproval of; deplore |
| sacrilege | violation of anything sacred |
| ineffable | indefinable |
| viscous | gluey |
| remonstrate | to protest |
| penitent | feeling of regret for sinning |
| galvanise | to shock with an electric current |
| regalia | symbols of royalty |
| convalescence | gradual recovery |
| conjugal | relating to marriage |
| truncate | to shorten by cutting off |
| immolate | to kill as a sacrifice |
| discrepancy | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions |
| precinct | a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes. |
| incisive | expressed clearly and directly |
| veracious | unwilling to tell lies |
| maimed | disfigured; mutilated |
| libel | defamation, calumny, vilification, slander, false and malicious statements |
| staunch | loyal, faithful; reduce, decrease, stop |
| enact | pass; ratify; endorse |
| rampant | out of control; widespread, wild |
| melee | fight, clash, conflict |
| endorsed | authorized, certified, allowed |
| impasse | deadlock |
| chastise | censure severely |
| wistful | sadly pensive longing |
| admonish | advise earnestly |
| conjugal | of or relating to marriage or relationship between couple |
| irrefutable | an undeniable argument; unable to be disproved |