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SAT 8

  1. appease
    to soothe; to pacify by giving in to
  2. frivolous
    not serious; not solemn; with levity
  3. instigate
    to provoke; to stir up
  4. sage
    wise; posessing wisdom derived from experience from learning
  5. predecessor
    someone or something that came before another
  6. jeopardy
    danger
  7. tangible
    touchable; palpable
  8. indulgent
    lenient; yeilding to desire
  9. remorse
    sadness; regret
  10. pivotal
    crucial
  11. scrupulous
    strict; careful; hesitant for ethical resons
  12. refute
    to disprove; to prove to be false
  13. respite
    a rest; a period of relief
  14. stoic
    inidfferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, joy or grief, fortune or misfortune
  15. volatile
    quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive
  16. peripheral
    unimportant
  17. hedstonistic
    pleasure-seeking; indulgent
  18. idiom
    a peculiar expression
  19. benefactor
    a generous donor
  20. brevity
    briefness
Author
AnnaIsCool
ID
62295
Card Set
SAT 8
Description
appease-brevity
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