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SAT-level vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
imperceptible too small to be detected/perceived
impunity freedom from punishment of any kind
concocted invented, devise, made up; prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
sanction formal and explicit approval
sardonic disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; sarcastic
vengeance infliction of injury, harm, humiliation; desire for revenge
dire desperate, fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
ordain appointed
formidable difficult to deal with
precocious intelligence or skills achieved far head of normal developmental schedules (mental or physical developmental, too)
raconteur (n) a person who excels in telling anecdotes
parlay to exploit successfully; to increase or otherwise transform something into much greater value
empirical (adj) based on experience or personal observation
lucifugous (adj) avoiding light
debauchery corruption of fidelity
culminate to reach its highest point of altitude
singe (n) burning of surface
seethe (v) to be a state of ebullition and violence
rectilinear characterized by straight lines
efface to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out
phatic (adj) of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information
flippant (adj) lacking proper respect or seriousness
reminisce to indulge in the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences
fathom come to understand
hobbledehoy (n) an awkward, gawky young fellow
exodus mass departure, migration, emigration, flight, evacuation
flout disobey, break, ignore, defy
plaintive (adj) expressive of suffering or woe; melancholy
Brobdingnagian (adj) gigantic; enormous
salient most important, outstanding, prominent
implacable not able to be placated or appeased; adamant; immovable
nihilistic someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
derelict person without a home, job, or property; abandoned
iniquitous wicked or sinful; morally objectionable
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