Elite 2012 SAT Vocabulary Set B 126-150
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 malady | a disease, illness, sickness |
| florid | flushed with rosy color; overdecorated |
| obstreperous | noisily and stubbornly defiant |
| nocturnal | occuring at night |
| primordial | living or exisiting at the very beginning |
| fastidious | not easy to please; very critical or discriminating |
| tranquil | calm, unruffled |
| forensic | related to the law or debate |
| regime | a government or form of fovernment; the time when a particular government is in power |
| incongruous | lacking agreement; incompatible |
| temperate | consistent; moderate; without extremes |
| quaint | odd, esp. in an old fashioned way |
| unkempt | sloppy; messy; unclean |
| cacophony | a harsh, jarring sound |
| bravura | a showy display |
| purport | to claim, esp. falsely |
| ferment | excitement; agitation |
| gangly | awkwardly tall |
| adage | a familiar saying; a proverb |
| malaise | a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness |
| pervade | to spread through out or be present throughout |
| lax | careless; lacking firmness |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust or evil |
| eon | a long period of time |
| arcane | understood only by a few |
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