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depreciate
v. lessen in value
inconsistency
n. state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
sophistry
n. seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
reminiscence
n. recollection
meticulous
adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
collaborate
v. working together
verbatim
adv. word for word
slothful
adj. lazy
exhilarating
adj. invigorating and refreshing; cheering
decorum
n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
illuminate
v. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
narcissist
n. conceited person; someone in love with his image
orient
v. get one's bearings; adjust
lofty
adj. very high
traumatic
adj. pertaining to an injury caused by violence
forgo
v. give up; do without
galvanize
v. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
rend
v. split; tear apart
expansive
adj. outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
gusto
n. enjoyment; enthusiasm
enervate
v. weaken
distinction
n. honour; contrast; discrimination
oligarchy
n. government by a privileged few
reaper
n. one who harvests grain
yore
n. time past
narrative
adj. related to telling a story
obdurate
adj. stubborn
salvo
n. discharge of firearms; military salute
raze
v. destroy completely
indiscriminate
adj. choosing ar random; confused
arid
adj. dry; barren
idolatry
n. worship of idols; excessive admiration
monarchy
n. government under a single ruler
nonentity
n. person of no importance; non existant
podiatrist
n. doctor who treats aliments of the feet
moribund
adj. dying
rehabilitate
v. restore to proper condition
cacophonous
adj. discordant; inharmonious
bellicose
adj. warlike
grotesque
fantastic; comically hideous
artifice
n. deception; trickery
intervene
v. come between
misapprehension
n. error; misunderstanding
bleak
adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favourable
augury
n. omen or prophecy
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SAT Vocabulary List 6
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2013-03-30T06:30:30Z
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