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Vocabulary For SAT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhor | hate |
| bigot | narrow-minded |
| counterfeit | fake |
| enfranchise | give voting rights |
| hamper | hinder |
| kindle | to start a fire |
| noxious | poisonous |
| placid | calm |
| remuneration | payment for work done |
| talisman | lucky charm |
| abrasive | rough |
| bilk | to cheat |
| covert | hidden |
| engender | to cause |
| hangar | storage area |
| knotty | complex |
| nuance | something subtle |
| plagiarism | taking credit for someone's work |
| renown | fame |
| tangent | going off the main subject |
| abasement | humiliation |
| hillowing | swelling |
| cower | recoil from fear |
| enhance | improve |
| harangue | noisy |
| labyrinth | maze |
| nullify | to counter |
| plaintiff | petitioner (in court of law) |
| replete | full |
| tangible | can be touched |
| abrogate | cancel |
| blasphemy | speech which offends religious sentiments |
| credible | believable |
| enigma | puzzle |
| harbingers | indicators |
| labyrinthine | complicated |
| nuzzle | cuddle |
| plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| reprehensible | shameful |
| tawdry | of little value; gaudy |
| absolution | forgiveness |
| blatant | obvious |
| ensconce | establish firmly in a position |
| laceration | a cut |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| plausible | can be believed |
| reprieve | a respite |
| abstain | desist; withdraw |
| credulous | gullible |
| enshroud | cover |
| haughtiness | arrogance |
| lachrymose | tearful |
| obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| plethora | an excess |
| repudiate | to shun |
| tedious | boring |
| blithe | carefree |
| lackluster | dull |
| abstemious | self-denying |
| crepuscular | active at dawn and dusk |
| pliable | flexible |
| reseind | retract |
| temper | to moderate |
| laconic | using few words |
| tenacious | stubborn |
| cringe | recoil; flinch |
| oblique | indirect |
| accolade | tribute; honor |
| ephemeral | short-lived |
| Obliterate | destroy |