Elite SAT 1 High Frequency 326-350
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pontificate | v. to speak pompously and at length |
| sentiment | n. a feeling or opinion, esp. based on emotion instead of reason |
| interloper | n. one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler |
| delectable | adj. very pleasing; delightful, esp. to the taste |
| blemish | n. a flaw that harms the appearance of something |
| equanimity | n. evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state |
| peevish | adj. irritable; querulous |
| waddle | v. to walk rocking from side to side |
| gross | adj. total, entire; glaringly obvious, flagrant |
| skew | v. to place at an angle; to cause bias in or distort; adj. asymmetric; distorted or biased |
| humdrum | adj. dull; routine; commonplace |
| marshal | v. to arrange in order |
| aggregate | adj. total |
| intemperate | adj. lacking in moderation; excessive |
| veer | v. to change direction |
| rapture | n. the experience of great joy; ecstasy |
| contemplate | v. to look at or think about carefully; to consider as a possibility |
| savor | v. to taste or smell, esp. with pleasure; n. the taste or smell |
| incontrovertible | adj. impossible to dispute |
| graze | v. to feed on grasses |
| coincide | v. to occur at the same time or be at the same place; to agree exactly |
| portray | v. to make a likeness of; to describe in words |
| furrow | n. a trench in the earth made by a plow; a wrinkle |
| quaff | v. to drink quickly or with enthusiasm |
| hierarchy | n. a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority |
| deter | v. to prevent or discourage from acting by means of fear or doubt |
| glutton | n. one who eats too much |
| proliferate | v. to grow or reproduce rapidly |
| unmitigated | adj. absolute; positive; severe |
| inscrutable | adj. hard to understand; enigmatic |
| decry | v. to speak out against strongly and openly |
| horde | n. a group of people; a large crowd |
| tangent | n. an abrupt digression or change of course |
| chaos | n. complete disorder |
| apprise | v. to inform or modify |
| comprise | v. to include; to contain; to be composed of |
| vertex | n. highest point; summit |
| pundit | n. a person who gives opinions or commentary; an educated person |
| depreciate | v. to reduce in price or value |
| sustenance | n. the support of life or health |
| surfeit | n. an excess |
| stringent | adj. imposing strict standards of performance; constricted |
| calumny | n. a false and malicious statement; slander |
| accede | v. to agree to something |
| demise | n. destruction; death |
| construe | v. to interpret |
| disheveled | adj. disarranged; untidy; rumpled |
| oracle | n. a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy |
| virtuoso | n. one with great skill, esp, in music or the arts |
| symbiotic | adj. involving a close relationship of mutual dependence |
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