Elite 2012 SAT Vocabulary Set B 326-350
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deter | to prevent or discourage from acting by means of fear or doubt |
| glutton | one who eats too much |
| proliferate | to grow or reproduce rapidly |
| unmitigated | absolute; postive; severe |
| inscrutable | hard to understand; enigmatic |
| decry | to speak out against strongly and openly |
| horde | a group of people; a large crowd |
| tangent | an abrupt digression or change of course |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| apprise | to inform or notify |
| comprise | to include; to contain; to be composed of |
| vertex | highest point; summit |
| pundit | a person who gives opinions or commentary; an educated person |
| depreciate | to reduce in price or value |
| sustenance | the support of life or health |
| surfeit | an excess |
| stringent | imposing strict standards of performance; constricted |
| calumny | a false and malicious statement; slander |
| accede | to agree to something |
| demise | destruction; death |
| construe | to interpret |
| disheveled | disarranged; untidy; rumpled |
| oracle | a person thought to be a source of wisdon or prophecy |
| virtuoso | one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts |
| symbiotic | involving a close relationship of mutual dependence |
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