SAT 14

Terms	Definitions
advocate - verb	support; plead for; speak on behalf of
affirmation - noun	positive statement; assertion; agreement
alienate - verb	to push someone away or cause him to separate from people
amity - noun	friendship
analogous - adj	similar
antiquated - adj	too old to be useful; outdated; obsolete
appease - verb	calm; pacify
arbitrary - adj	selected by random choice and without solid reason
arcane - adj	secret; mysterious
arrogant - adj	acting superior; obnoxious, smug, or rude
ascendance - noun	domination; controlling power
asperity - adj	roughness; harshness; irritability
assail - verb	attack with words or force
assiduous - adj	persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail
assuage - verb	relieve; ease; pacify
audacious - adj	brazen; brash; nervy
averse - adj	reeling repelled; wanting to avoid
baleful - adj	harmful; menacing
belie - verb	to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent
bumptious - adj	pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive
capitulate - verb	surrender; yield
chasten - verb	punish; discipline; castigate
circumscribe - verb	draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict
cloister - noun	secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion
coalesce - verb	unite; grow together

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