SAT Vocabulary
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calliegunz on October 6, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nebulous | lacking definition or definite content, hazy |
| aberration | a state or condition markedly different from the norm, deviation from the standard |
| assimilation | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another |
| obsequious | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery, sucking up to, fawning |
| conflagration | a large destructive fire, a great fire |
| auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances, good fortune, aka FORTUNE COOKIE |
| complacent | self-satisfied, overly content, smug |
| turpitude | depravity, moral corruption, wickedness |
| inundate | to flood, to overwhelm |
| laconic | using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude |
| blithe | without a care, cheerful |
| caustic | like acid, corrosive |
| brevity | briefness |
| cerebral | brainy, intellectual, refined |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| coerce | to force someone to do/not do something |
| despondent | extremely depressed, full of despair |
| encroach | to make gradual or stealthy inroads into, to trespass |
| catharsis | purification that brings emotional relief or renewal |
| bucolic | charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike |
| assuage | to sooth; to pacify; to relieve; ease the pain of |
| apathy | lack of interest or feeling |
| anguish | agonizing physical or mental pain |
| fetter | to restrain; to hamper |
| myriad | a huge number |
| fidelity | faithfulness, loyalty |
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