SAT Words 7-21
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AdithyaGanesh on July 25, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aback | (preceded by taken) surprised; startled |
| bacchanalian | wild with drunkenness |
| cabal | a small, secret group |
| dais | platform; speaker's stand |
| earnest | sincere; serious |
| fabricate | (two meanings) to construct; to lie |
| gadfly | a person who annoys others |
| habitat | dwelling |
| ichthyology | study of fish |
| jaded | ired; worn out; dulled |
| kaleidoscopic | constantly changing |
| labyrinthine | complicate; intricate |
| macabre | horrible; gruesome |
| nabob | a very wealthy or powerful person |
| oaf | dunce or blockhead |
| pacify | to calm down |
| quack | an untrained doctor; a pretender to any skill |
| rabble | mob; disorderly crowd |
| saccharine | overly sweet |
| tableau | dramatic scene or picture |
| ubiquitous | present everywhere |
| vacillate | to sway back and forth; hesitate |
| waif | a homeless person |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners or strangers |
| yen | an intense desire; a longing |
| zany | comical; clownishly crazy |
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