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List 8 - SAT words
Freshman English list for List 8 - SAT words
Question | Answer |
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impulsive, whimsical, without much thought | capricious |
to find fault, complain constantly | carp |
purification, cleansing | catharsis |
universal; broad and comprehensive | catholic |
smaller group within an oranization; a meeting of such group | cacus |
to surrender possession of something | cede |
severly critical | censorios |
shame, embarrassment, humilitiation | chargrin |
quack, fake | charlatan |
watchful, cautious, extremely shy | chary |
trickery, fraud, deception | chicanery |
fanciful, imiginary, visionary, impossible | chimerical |
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something | circumlocution |
cautious, wary | circumspect |
fortress, stronghold | citadel |
merciful leniency | clemency |
to grow together or cause to unite as one | coalesce |
strongbox, large chest for money | coffer |
mental process by which knowledge is acquired | cognition |
family name; any name, especially a nickname | cognomen |
dialogue or conversation, conference | colloquy |
fellow countryman | compatriot |
knowing partnership in wrongdoing | complicity |
to yeild, admit | concede |
overcoming distrust or hostility | conciliatory |