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abridge
verb condense or shorten
accesible
adjective condense or shorten
adversary
noun opponent
affable
adjective easily approachable or warmly friendly
altruistic
adjective unselfishly generous or concerned for others
anarchist
n person who seeks to overturn the established government or advocate of abolishing authority
antidote
noun medicine to counteract a poison or disease
apprehension
noun fear
articulate
adjective effective or distinct
ascetic
adjective practicing self-denial or austere
augment
verb to increase or add to
aversion
noun firm dislike
bigotry
noun stubborn intolerance
braggart
noun boaster
candor
noun frankness or open honesty
coercion
noun use of force to get someone to obey
compliance
noun readiness to yield or conformity in fulfilling requirements
conciliatory
adjective reconciling or soothing
conflagration
noun great fire
contend
verb struggle or compete or assert earnestly
cordial
adjective gracious or heartfelt
cryptic
adjective mysterious or hidden or secret
deference
noun courteous regard for another's wish
deplore
verb regret or disapprove of
derivative
adjective unoriginal or derived from another source
detrimental
adjective harmful or damaging
digression
noun wandering away from the subject
disclose
verb reveal
discriminating
adjective able to see differences or prejudiced
disparage
verb belittle
disseminate
verb distribute or spread or scatter (like seeds)
document
verb provide written evidence
eclectic
adjective composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
elusive
adjective evasive or baffling or hard to grasp
enhance
verb increase or improve
equivocal
adjective ambiguous or intentionally misleading
eulogy
"noun expression of praise
execute
verb put into effect or carry out
exhilarating
adjective invigorating and refreshing or cheering
explicit
adjective totally clear or definite or outspoken
extricate
verb free or disentangle
fanaticism
noun excessive zeal or extreme devotion to a belief of cause
flagrant
adjective conspicuously wicked or blatant or outrageous
furitive
adjective stealthy or sneaky
galvanize
verb stimulate by shock or stir up or revitalize
garrulous
adjective loquacious or wordy or talkative
gravity
noun seriousness
hamper
verb obstruct
haughtiness
noun pride or arrogance
heresy
noun opinion contrary to popular belief or opinion contrary to accepted religion
hypothetical
adjective based on assumptions or hypotheses or supposed
impair
verb injure or hurt
implement
verb put into effect or supply with tools
incisive
adjective cutting or sharp
inconsequential
adjective insignificant or unimportant
indiscriminate
adjective choosing at random or confused
inherent
adjective firmly established by nature or habit
insipid
adjective lacking in flavor or dull
intervene
verb come between
invert
verb turn upside down or inside out
lateral
adjective coming from the side
lavish
adjective generous or openhanded or extravagant or wasteful
listless
adjective lacking in spirit or energy
materialism
noun preoccupation with physical comforts and things
mitigate
verb appease or moderate
nonchalance
noun indifference or lack of concern or composure
obliterate
verb destroy completely
ominous
adjective threatening
opulence
noun extreme wealth or luxuriousness or abundance
partisan
adjective one-sided or prejudiced or committed to a party
pessimism
noun belief that life is basically bad or evil or gloominess
placate
verb pacify or conciliate
precocious
adjective advanced in development
pretentious
adjective ostentatious or pompous or making unjustified claims or overly ambitious
profound
adjective deep or not superficial or complete
provincial
adjective pertaining to a province or limited in outlook or unsophisticated
quibble
noun minor objection or complaint
quandry
noun dilemma
rebuttal
noun refutation or response with contrary evidence
redundant
adjective superfluous or repetitious or excessively wordy
renounce
verb abandon or disown or repudiate
reprove
verb censure or rebuke
resolution
noun determination or resolve
retract
verb withdraw or take back
robust
adjective vigorous or strong
saturate
verb soak thoroughly
seclusion
noun isolation or solitude
somber
adjective gloomy or depressing or dark or drab
static
adjective unchanging or lacking development
substantiate
verb establish by evidence or verify or support
surpass
verb exceed
sycophant
noun servile flatterer or bootlicker or yes man
terse
adjective concise or abrupt or pithy
transmute
verb change or convert to something different
trite
adjective hackneyed or commonplace
uniformity
noun sameness or monotony
venerate
verb revere
vindicate
verb clearfrom blame or exonerate or justify or support
winsome
adjective agreeable or gracious or engaging
zealot
noun fanatic or person who shows excessive zeal
Author
GHSEnglish
ID
79825
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freshman sat vocab
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freshman sat vocab
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2011-04-15T17:10:02Z
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