Sat Vocab Words Week 1

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abjure

Back 1

(v) to reject, renounce

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abrogate

Back 2

(v) to abolish, usually by authority

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acerbic

Back 3

(adj) biting, bitter in tone or taste

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blandish

Back 4

(v) to coax by using flattery

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clemency

Back 5

(n) mercy

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cogent

Back 6

(adj) intellectually convincing

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deprecate

Back 7

(v) to belittle, depreciate

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deride

Back 8

(v) to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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desecrate

Back 9

(v) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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ebullient

Back 10

(adj) extrememly lively, enthusiastic

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effrontery

Back 11

(n) impudence, nerve, insolence

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effulgen

Back 12

(adj) radiant, splendorous

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fallacious

Back 13

(adj) incorrect, misleading

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fastidious

Back 14

(adj) meticulous, demanding, having high expectations and often unattainable standards

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grandiloquence

Back 15

(n) lofty, pompous language

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harangue

Back 16

(n) a ranting speech

(v) to give a ranting speech

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iconoclast

Back 17

(n) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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ignominous

Back 18

(adj) humiliating, disgracing

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languid

Back 19

(adj) sluggish from fatigue or weakness

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largess

Back 20

(n) the generous giving of lavish gifts

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manifold

Back 21

(adj) diverse, varied

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maudlin

Back 22

(adj) weakly sentimental

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mawkish

Back 23

(adj) characterized by sick sentimentality

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neophyte

Back 24

(n) someone who is young or inexperienced

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obsequious

Back 25

(adj) excessively compliant or submisive

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obstreperous

Back 26

(adj) noisy, unruly

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palliate

Back 27

(v) to reduce the severity of

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pallid

Back 28

(adj) lacking color

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panacea

Back 29

(n) a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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rancor

Back 30

(n) deep, bitter resentment

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rebuke

Back 31

(v) to scold, criticize

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recalcitrant

Back 32

(adj) defiant, unapologetic

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sacrosanct

Back 33

(adj) holy, something that should not be criticized

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sagacity

Back 34

(n) shrewdness, soundness of perspective

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salient

Back 35

(adj) significant, conspicuous

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tenuous

Back 36

(adj) having little substance or strength

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timorous

Back 37

(adj) timid, fearful

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torpid

Back 38

(adj) lethargic, dormant, lacking motion

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ubiquitous

Back 39

(adj) existing everywhere, widespread

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umbrage

Back 40

(n) resentment, offense

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verdant

Back 41

(adj) green in tint or color

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vex

Back 42

(v) to confuse or annoy