SAT Practice Vocab. 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ubiquitous | (adj.) Being everywhere simultaneously. |
| Vacillate | (verb) To waver, show indecision. |
| Wan | (adj.) Sickly pale. |
| Xenophobia | (noun) Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers. |
| Yen | (noun) A strong desire, craving. |
| Zealot | (noun) Someone passionately devoted to a cause. |
| Aberrant | (adj.) Deviating from what is normal or expected. |
| Becalm | (verb) To stop the progress of, to soothe. |
| Capacious | (adj.) Large, roomy, extensive. |
| Declivity | (noun) Downward slope. |
| Effluvia | (noun) Waste, odorous fumes given off by waste. |
| Feckless | (adj.) Ineffective, worthless. |
| Garish | (adj.) Gaudy, glaring. |
| Hermetic | (adj.) Tightly sealed. |
| Imbue | (verb) To infuse, to permeate with something. |
| Junta | (noun) A small governing body, especially after a revolutionary seizure of power. |
| Lapidary | (adj.) Relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them. |
| Magnate | (noun) Powerful or influential person. |
| Neologism | (noun) New word or expression. |
| Obviate | (verb) To make unnecessary, to anticipate and prevent. |
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