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TiennyBier SAT 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epithet | n any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
| valediction | n an act of bidding farewell or taking leave. |
| maxim | n an expression of a general truth or principle, especially an aphoristic or sententious one |
| aphorism | n a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as |
| sententious | a abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims |
| flippant | a frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity |
| frivolous | a characterized by lack of seriousness or sense |
| levity | n lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. |
| renounce | vo to give up or put aside voluntarily |
| jettison | vo to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency. |
| forego | vo,vw to go before; precede. |
| forsake | vo to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert |
| denounce | vo to condemn or censure openly or publicly |
| condemn | vo to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure. |
| cryptic | a mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous |
| vivacious | a lively; animated; gay |
| veracious | a habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest |
| raiment | n clothing; apparel; attire. |
| voracious | a craving or consuming large quantities of food |
| vicarious | a performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another |
| endorse | vo to approve, support, or sustain |
| enchant | vo to subject to magical influence; bewitch |
| debunk | vo to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated |
| eclectic | a selecting or choosing from various sources. |
| spellbound | vo to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate. |
| prevaricate | vw to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie. |
| detrimental | a causing detriment damaging; harmful. |
| instrumental | a serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful. |
| indispensable | a absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite |
| lampoon | n a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc. |
| dilettante | n a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler. |
| anguish | n excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain |
| afflict | vo to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously |
| inflict | vo to impose as something that must be borne or suffered |
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