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SATVoc9
English III SAT Vocabulary Unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| embellish | to beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details |
| petulant | ill-humored, irritable, cranky |
| assuage | to soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy; ease; lessen |
| castigate | to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrongdoing |
| wrest | pull away, take by violence |
| perverse | stubborn; contrary, intractable |
| serpentine | snakelike in shape or movement, winding as a snake |
| abut | border upon; to adjoin |
| segregate | to separate or keep apart from others |
| wither | shriveled; shrunken; dried up |