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SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhort | to hate |
| bigot | racist, narrow-minded |
| counterfeit | fake, false |
| enfranchise | to give voting rights |
| kindle | start a fire |
| noxious | harmful, poisenous |
| placid | peaceful, calm |
| remuneration | payment for work done |
| talisman | lucky charm |
| abrasive | rough, coarse, harsh |
| bilk | to cheat or defraud |
| covert | hidden, undercover |
| engender | to cause |
| knotty | complex, difficult to solve |
| nuance | subtle, fine shade of meaning |
| renown | fame |
| billowing | swelling, fluttering, waving |
| cower | recoil in fear, shrink away from |
| harangue | noisy, attacking speech |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| nullify | to counter, or make unimportant |
| plaintiff | a petitioner in a court of law |
| tangible | able to be touched |
| abrogate | to cancel, deny or repeal |
| blashpemy | speech which offends religious sentiments |
| credible | believable |
| enigma | a puzzle or mystery |
| harbingers | indicators, bringers of warnings |
| plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| reprehensible | shameful, very bad |
| absolution | forgiveness, pardon, or release |
| blatant | obvious |
| ensconce | establish firmly in a position |
| hasten | hurry, accelerate, rush |
| laceration | a cut |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| plausible | reasonable, can be believed |
| reprieve | a respite, or postponement of a sentence |
| tawdy | of little value, gaudy |
| abstain | to desist, go without, or withdraw |
| blighted | damaged, destroyed, ruined |
| credulous | gullible, ready to believe anything |
| enshroud | to cover |
| haughtiness | arrogance, pride |
| lachrymose | tearful, sad |
| obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| plethora | an excess |
| repudiate | shun, deny the truth or validity of |
| tedium | boredom |
| abstemious | self-denying, refraining from indulging |
| blithe | free-spirited, carefree |
| crepuscular | active at dawn and dusk |
| lackluster | dull, monotonous, bland |
| objective | unbiased, not subjective |
| pliable | flexible, not stubborn |
| rescind | retract, or repeal |
| temper | moderate, or soften |
| abstruse | difficult to understand, obscure |
| cringe | recoil, flinch, shy away |
| envenom | to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
| hedonism | self indulgence, pleasure seeking |
| laconic | using few words, brief, to the point |