Excel SAT Vocab 1-40
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saracoooduh on August 8, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adorn | to lend beauty to; decorate |
| aeon | an indefinitely long period of time; an age |
| affectation | behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality |
| aloof | physically or emotionally distant; reserved and remote |
| amalgam | a combination of diverse elements; a mixture |
| ambivalent | having opposing attitudes or feelings about something |
| anguish | agonizing physical or emotional pain; torment |
| antecedent | one that precedes another |
| apathy | indifference |
| aplomb | self-confident assurance; poise |
| appall | to fill with consternation or dismay |
| apropos | to the point |
| archaic | characteristic of language that was once common but is now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period |
| arduous | testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous |
| assertive | inclined to bold or confident assertion |
| auspicious | favorable |
| automaton | something that behaves like a robot |
| avant-garde | a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts |
| avarice | greed |
| banality | something that is trite, obvious or predictable; something commonplace |
| bane | fatal injury or ruin |
| beleaguered | to harass; beset |
| belie | to picture falsely; misrepresent |
| belligerent | inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive |
| bipartisan | supported by two political parties |
| blight | plant diseases resulting in sudden wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues |
| bog | a wetland |
| bolster | to support |
| boon | a benefit bestowed |
| bowdlerize | to remove offensive portions from a book |
| burgeon | to grow and flourish |
| celerity | swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| chronological | arranged in order of time and occurrence |
| circumscribe | to limit narrowly; restrict |
| circumvent | to avoid or get around through artful maneuvering |
| clamor | a loub cry; a hubbub |
| colloquial | informal speech or writing |
| complaisant | exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging |
| condemn | to express strong disapproval of |
| conjecture | a guess based on incomplete evidence |
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