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vocab final words123
selected vocab words from vocabulary power plus for the new SAT
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| alienate | v. to turn away feelings or affections |
| elated | adj. in high spirits |
| hone | to sharpen |
| beleaguer | to besiege by encircling (as with an army) |
| edifice | a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building |
| chauvinist | one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, opposite sex, or other beliefs |
| egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people |
| elude | to escape notice; to get away from |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation |
| entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure |
| gratify | to please |
| jaded | worn out |
| advocate | to recommend |
| efface | to obliterate; to wipe out |
| entity | anything having existence, physical or mystical |
| bandy | to exchange words, discuss casually |
| nepotism | favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power |
| begrudge | to resent another's success, to envy |
| enmity | deep-seated hostility |
| declaim | to speak in a dramatic, impassioned or blustering manner |
| imbue | to inspire or influence |
| gird | to prepare for an event or action |
| flux | a state of continual change or movement |
| daunt | to make afraid |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |