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sat vocabulary5

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Eschew To avoid; to shun; to stay clear of
Churlish, sullen, surly Ill-tempered; rude; lacking civility
Restitution The act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage, or injury
Execrable, odious repugnant, detestable; repulsive; extremely bad
Perspicacious Insitful, percepticve, discerning
Eclectic Choosing or using a veriety of sources
Hiatus An interruption in time or continuity; a break
Esoteric, arcane Characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure; recondite
Supercilious Showing haughty disdain or arrogant superiority
Blithe Joyous; sprightly; mirthful; light; vivacious
Underwrite To assume financial responsibility for
Discomfited Uneasy; in a state of embarrassment
Sinecure An office or position that provides an income for little or no work
Provincial, parochial, insular Limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook
Lugubrious Sad, mournful, melancholic
Fecund Intellectually productive or inventive, fertile
Ostentatious Showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious
Sanguine Cheerfully confident; optimistic
Pernicious Highly injurious; destructive; deadly
Refractory Obstinately resistant to authority or control
Garrulous Loquacious, annoyingly talkative; verbose
Convivial Sociable; fond of feaing, drinking, and good company
Brusque, curt Abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
Protean Readily taking on varied forms and meanings (Proteus)
Solicitous Showing great care and concern; attentive
Disingenuous Insincere; not straightforward; not candid
Venerate To regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem
Contentious Quarrelsome; argumentative; likely to provoke a controverys; disputatious; (not content)
Preculde To make impossible; to rule out; to prevent
Compunction, contrition, pentince Feelings of sincere and deep regret
Bombastic Pompous or pretentious in speech or writing; ostentatiously lofty in style
Forbearance Abstaining from the enforcement of a right; the act of refraining from acting on a desire or impulse
Proscribe To forbid; to prohibit; to outlaw
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