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Belligerent

aggressive; ready to fight
Contemporary

living or happening at the same time
Emaciated

very thin; withered
Gritty

coarse; granular
Jaunt

short pleasure trip
Niggardly

miserly; stingy
Philanthropy

charity; love of mankind
Red tape

formalities; paperwork; official procedure
Surly

grumpy; rude
Whimsical

capricious; changeable
Beret

type of cap
Corpulent

fat
Endurance

staying power; patience; stamina
Hackneyed

common and over-used
Jurisprudence

science or study of law
Novel

new; unusual
Placate

pacify; soothe; calm
Relegate

dismiss to a lower position
Taciturn

quiet; saying little
Zealot

fanatic
Bestial

behaving like a beast; brutal
Corrugated

highly folded
Enduring

lasting
Hallowed

worshipped; consecrated
Juxtapose

place next to
Novice

a beginner; tyro
Placebo

harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
Remorse

regret; sorrow; contrition
Tactile

concerned with the sense of touch
Zenith

summit
Bellicose

war-like; aggressive
Consummate

complete; total; supremely good
Elusive

hard to pin down
Gregarious

extroverted; sociable; outgoing
Jaundiced

cynical; pessimistic
Nettle

annoy
Phenomenon

an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
Recuperate

get better after illness
Superlative

extremely good; the best
Whet

sharpen
Bemoan

complain about
Contrite

sorry
Emancipate

set free
Guffaw

sudden loud laughter
Jeopardize

put at risk; endanger
Nomadic

wandering from place to place
Philistine

uncultured person
Redolent

smelling of; giving off odors
Surreptitious

secret; sneaky; stealthy
Willful

stubborn
Benevolent

kindly
Contrition

sorrow and repentance
Embezzle

defraud; steal
Guile

cunning; craftiness
Jingoistic

extremely patriotic; nationalistic
Nonchalance

an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
Phlegmatic

calm; imperturbable
Redress

put right something that was wrong
Surreptitiously

secretly; furtively; stealthily
Wily

cunning
Benign

kindly; harmless
Contumacious

stubborn
Embroil

involve in hostility or argument
Guileless

frank; straightforward; honest
Jocular

in a joking manner
Nondescript

having no special features; dull and ordinary
Pillage

plunder
Redundant

unnecessary; superfluous
Susceptible

vulnerable
Wispy

flimsy; frail; delicate
Benignity

compassion; gentleness; fondness
Contusion

a bruise
Emerge

come out; appear
Gullibility

unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
Jollity

gaiety; happiness
Nonentity

a person of no importance; not famous
Pinnacle

topmost point
Referendum

public vote
Suspect

doubtful
Wistful

melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
Bequeath

leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
Conundrum

a puzzle
Emulate

to imitate something admired
Gullible

easily fooled
Jubilant

ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
Nostalgia

longing for the past
Pious

very religious
Refute

disprove
Sybarite

lover of luxury
Zany

crazy; wacky
Berate

scold; criticize
Conventional

usual; customary; common
Endorse

give support or approval to
Gustatory

concerned with the sense of taste
Judicious

correct in judgment; wise
Notoriety

infamy; known for wrong doing
Pivotal

of central importance
Regale

entertain
Sycophant

bootlicker; flatterer
Zeal

enthusiasm

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sat_vocab_list10

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sat vocab words, list10

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2010-05-24T18:21:37Z

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