SAT Vocabulary List 8
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SAT Vocabulary List 8 --- Mr. Sanford
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8th GT ELAR RMS, English 11 - Sanford
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amplify | verb: To make larger or more powerful; (augment) |
| Assiduous | adjective: Diligent, persistent, hard working. |
| Ascetic | adjective: Self-denying, leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; (austere) --- (noun): A person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals |
| Contrite | adjective: Caused by or showing deep remorse; deeply sorrowful and repentant; apologetic. (rueful) |
| Convivial | adjective: Sociable; fond of feasting, drinking and good company; sociable; vivacious |
| Corporeal | adjective: Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body (tangible) |
| Coquette | noun: A woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt. |
| Curmudgeon | noun: A cranky person; Difficult to work with. |
| Discursive | adjective: Wandering from topic to topic (circumlocution) |
| Diurnal | adjective: Daily; relating to or active in the daytime (quotidian, circadian) |
| Doleful | adjective: Sad or mournful; crestfallen; melancholy. (lugubrious, rueful, dolorous). |
| Effrontery | noun: An instance of audacious behavior; brazen and shameful behavior |
| Effulgent | adjective: Shining brilliantly; luminous. |
| Enunciate | verb: To pronounce clearly. |
| Erudite | adjective: Characterized by great knowledge; having or showing profound knowledge; learned; scholarly. |
| Ethereal | adjective: Light, airy, or tenuous; not earthly. |
| Exhort | verb: To urge, advise, or caution earnestly; (expostulate) |
| Formidable | adjective: Strong and excellent; arousing fear. |
| Filch | verb: To steal; to purloin. |
| Harbinger | noun: A precursor; a sign of something to come. (augury, omen) |
| Heathen | noun: An irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person. |
| Husbandry | noun: To farm; the breeding and care of animals or livestock. |
| Improvident | adjective: Without planning for the future; a lack of foresight. (extemporaneous) |
| Incandescent | adjective: Shining brilliantly; effulgent; luminous. |
| Incendiary | adjective: Tending to inflame or stimulate the senses. (noun): One who creates or stirs up factionalism or sedition. |
| Incipient | adjective: Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage. (inchoate) |
| Jargon | noun: Unintelligible and confusing speech or writing. |
| Jurisprudence | noun: Philosophy of law. |
| Labyrinth | noun: An intricate and complex maze. |
| Lassitude | noun: Lethargy; sluggishness; apathy; indolence. |
| Manumit | verb: To free from slavery; to emancipate. |
| Mundane | adjective: Found in the ordinary course of events; commonplace. (banal, hackneyed) |
| Munificent | adjective: Very liberal in giving; generous; beneficent; benevolent. (largess) |
| Stalwart | adjective: Having or marked by imposing physical strength. (noun): One who is physically and morally strong. |
| Titular | adjective: In title only. (noun): A person who bears a title. |
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