Sat vocab

  1. Acrid
    Sharp,pungent (used of smells and tastes)
  2. Boorish
    ill-mannered
  3. Cynical
    believing that people act only out of selfish motives
  4. Epistle
    a letter ( form of communication)
  5. Heresy
    Against orthodox opinion
  6. Lance
    spear,spike,javelin
  7. Obscure
    difficult to understand, partially hidden
  8. Poignant
    deeply moving,strongly
  9. Respite
    a break, intermission
  10. terse
    concise, to the point
  11. Acrophobia
    Fear of heights
  12. Bourgeois
    middle class
  13. Debility
    weakness, incapacity
  14. Epistolary
    concerned with letters, through correspondence
  15. Hiatus
    interruption, pause
  16. Languid
    tired, slow
  17. Obscured
    hidden, covered, buried
  18. Poised
    calm, collected, self-possessed
  19. Resplendent
    Shining, glowing
  20. Therapeutic
    medicinal, curative
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Josh
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Sat vocab
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