SAT Vocab Lessons 7, 8, & 9
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sar_attraction on December 27, 2007
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gird | to prepare for an event or action |
| daunt | to make afraid |
| flux | a state of continual change or movement |
| hovel | a wretched living place |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; ghastly |
| gothic | of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| egress | an exit |
| felicity | happiness |
| despot | a dictator with absolute power |
| beget | to produce |
| educe | to bring out |
| glean | to collect bit by bit |
| chafe | to irritate |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| imbibe | to drink |
| feign | to pretend |
| desist | to stop |
| allude | to hint at; suggest |
| elite | the choice members of a group |
| bilk | to cheat |
| homily | a sermon |
| demise | death |
| emit | to send out |
| decadence | corruption |
| aghast | feeling great dismay |
| granary | a storehouse for grain |
| choleric | easily angered |
| impede | to hinder |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| lampoon | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone |
| narcissistic | conceited |
| eradicate | to destroy |
| fabricate | to make up a story in order to deceive |
| ghastly | dreadful |
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