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PSAT lesson 13
Question | Answer |
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allure | to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal |
apathy | a lack of concern or feeling, indifference |
auspicious | favorable |
caricature | a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody |
cordial | courteous and gracious; friendly; warm |
cosmopolitan | dealing with the whole world |
deplore | to regret deeply or strongly; to feel or to express deep grief for |
discrepant | disagreeing, inconsistent |
ecstasy | extreme happiness |
empathy | understanding or identification with another's feelings or situation |
equivocal | ambiguous |
expeditious | done with speed and efficiency |
galvanize | to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock |
implacable | incapable of being appeased. |
inimitable | not able to be imitated |
mutability | the degree to which something is subject and likely to change |
odious | deserving hate or contempt |
parochial | limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial |
penchant | a strong inclination |
ponderous | very heavy, unwieldy from weight |
protract | to prolong |
replete | filled to capacity, abundantly supplied |
soporific | something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness |
strident | loud and harsh sounding |
treachery | violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason |