SAT Set 5 Part 2
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ylucen1997 on August 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Effusive | Expressing emotion without restraint |
| Augment | To increase in size or number |
| Intransigent | Uncompromising, sticking to an extreme position |
| Goad | To prod or urge |
| Inculpate | To blame, charge with a crime |
| Epicure | A person with refined tastes in food |
| Gauche | Lacking social refinement |
| Dearth | Shortage |
| Retraction | Removal; 'taking back' |
| Embellished | Decorated |
| Encompassed | Included; surrounded |
| Pittance | Meager amount or wage |
| Equanimity | Peace of mind; balance; calm |
| Sentient | Aware, conscious |
| Ilk | Type or kind |
| Exotic | Strange; foreign |
| Limpid | Clear, transparent |
| Finagle | Wheedle; wangle; trick |
| Mote | A small particle, a speck |
| Gratuitous | Free; unwarranted |
| Harrowing | Extremely distressing, terrifying |
| Largess | Generous giving, as of money to others who seem inferior |
| Intrigued | Interested and curious |
| Onerous | Burdensome |
| Languid | Lacking energy; weak |
| Lobby | 1. To try to persuade, 2. entrance hall |
| Opine | To express an opinion |
| Stolid | Having little or showing little emotion |
| Resilience | Strength; ability to withstand |
| Monotonous | Dull; repetitive |
| Motley | Varied; miscellaneous |
| Overhaul | Renovate, to take apart in order to examine and repair if necessary |
| Preclude | Prevent |
| Wizened | Withered, shriveled, wrinkled |
| Purportedly | Apparently claiming |
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