SAT WORDS (2)
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ineedtostudyforap on September 29, 2012
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list of 50 sat words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 connoisseur | a person with expert knowledge or taste |
| conscientious | careful, painstaking |
| consecration | dedication to the service of worship of a god |
| contentious | tending to argument or conflict |
| contrite | showing sincere remorse |
| contrive | to plan or scheme |
| convoluted | intricately invovled |
| copious | large in quantity or number |
| credulous | willing to believe or trust too readily |
| culpaple | deserving blame |
| dearth | an inadequate supply |
| debilitating | to make weak or feeble |
| debunk | to expose as false |
| decorous | having proper dress, speech, or behavior |
| decry | to denounce as faulty or worthless |
| deferential | showing deference or respect |
| demure | shyness or modesty |
| denuded | to make naked or bare |
| deplore | to regret deeply or strongly |
| depravity | moral corruption |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| deride | having or expressing contempt or mocking |
| despondent | profound hopelessness |
| diatribe | a bitter attack or criticism |
| didactic | inclined to teach or lecture too much |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate |
| discern | to perceive or recognize |
| disconsolate | hopelessly unhappy |
| disparage | to belittle, or bring reproach or discredit upon |
| dissent | to disagree or act against |
| dissolution | breaking into fragments or parts |
| dogmatic | asserting opinions in an arrogant manner |
| duplicity | having deliberate untruth in speech or behavior |
| ebullient | overflowing with excitement |
| eclectic | coming from several sources |
| efficacy | capacity for producing a desired effect |
| eminent | high in station or rank |
| enigmatic | mysterious or perplexing |
| entrenched | firmly established or set |
| enumerate | to number or list |
| ephemeral | lasting a short time |
| equivocal | doubtful, uncertain |
| erroneous | containing an error, incorrect |
| erudite | learned or scholarly |
| exacerbate | to increase in severity |
| excoriate | to criticize or berate severely |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation |
| exonerate | to clear from guilt or blame |
| exorbitant | highly excessive |
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