SAT Words Unit 9
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aplomb | a handling of something with confidence and composure; self assurance |
| Byzantine | complicated, devious |
| chicanery | unethical methods, trickery |
| circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| concerted | in agreement; performed in unison |
| discord | lack of agreement, tension, strife |
| entrench | to fix firmly; to encroach |
| forte | a strong point of a person; that in which one excels |
| moratorium | a suspension of activity |
| mundane | ordinary, commonplace |
| ominous | threatening |
| periphery | the edge; the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question |
| poignant | piercing, incisive, and keen |
| sophomoric | immature and poorly informed |
| soporific | something that tends to cause sleep and to dull awareness or alertness |
| stark | harsh, grim, or desolate; extremely simple or severe |
| sunder | to break or to pull apart; to become parted or disunited |
| synthetic | made by humans; not real or genuine |
| transgression | violation of a law or command; sin |
| unkempt | disheveled in appearance |
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