SAT B (701-750)
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57 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 surrogate | a person or thing that acts for or is used instead of another; a substitute |
| visceral | resulting from strong feelings rather than careful thought |
| saccharine | too emotion in a way that seems exaggerated |
| bulwark | a person or thing that protects or defends something |
| premonition | a feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant |
| plenitude | a large amount of something |
| vaunt | to show off or brag about |
| fulsome | insincerely generous in praising or thanking someone, or in apologizing |
| stratum | a layer or set of layers of rock, earth, etc. |
| stratum | a class in a society |
| torpid | not active; with no energy or enthusiasm |
| fractious | bad tempered or easily upset, especially by small things |
| perspicacious | able to understand someone or something quickly and accurately; insightful |
| sate | to satisfy a desire |
| repugnant | causing strong dislike or disgust |
| uproarious | in which there is a lot of noise and people laugh or shout a lot |
| uproarious | extremely funny |
| poise | a calm and confident manner with control of one's feelings and behavior |
| poise | the ability to move or stand elegantly and with good body control |
| panache | the ability to do things confidently and elegantly |
| droll | curious or unusual in a way that produces dry amusement |
| practicable | able to be done; likely to be successful |
| ?? | the scientific study of law |
| nomenclature | the system of naming things, especially in a branch of science |
| soothsayer | a person who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future |
| rambunctious | cheerful in a lively, noisy way |
| transmute | to change, or make something change, into something else |
| trenchant | expressed strongly, effectively, and clearly |
| propitious | likely to produce a successful result |
| somnolent | almost asleep |
| repartee | clever and amusing comments and replies that are made quickly |
| prognosis | a judgement, especially medical, about how something is likely to develop in the future |
| tribulation | great trouble or suffering |
| ostensible | seeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case; supposed |
| evanescent | disappearing quickly from sight or memory |
| accrue | to increase over a period of time |
| surfeit | an amount that is too large |
| exemplar | a person or thing that is a good or typical example of something |
| provident | careful in planning for the future, especially by saving money |
| punitive | intended as punishment |
| parry | to defend against an attacker by blocking an arm, weapon, etc. |
| parry | to avoid answering a difficult question, criticism, etc., especially by replying in the same way |
| rectitude | correct and honest thought or behavior |
| vituperative | harshly critical |
| veneer | a thin layer of wood or plastic that is glued to the surface of cheaper wood, especially on a piece of furniture |
| veneer | a surface appearance that hides the true nature of someone or something |
| transgress | to go beyond the limit of what is morally or legally acceptable |
| decadence | behavior, attitudes, etc. that show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure and enjoyment rather than more serious things; corruption |
| felicity | the quality of being well chosen or suitable |
| felicity | great happiness |
| vernacular | the language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, especially one that is not the official or written language |
| lull | a quiet period between times of activity |
| garnish | to decorate, especially a dish of food with a small amount of another food |
| deluge | a sudden very heavy fall of rain |
| deluge | a large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time |
| omniscient | knowing everything |
| brook | to tolerate |
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