SAT Vocab 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 renown | fame, widespread acclaim |
| rational | logical, reasonable |
| tranquil | peaceful; calm |
| implicit | implied, not directly expressed |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| alimentary | supplying nourishment |
| waggish | mischievous; humorous; tricky |
| plebeian | pertaining to the common people |
| aghast | horrified |
| propound | to put forth for analysis |
| muckraker | one who searches for and exposes misconduct in public life |
| nefarious | vicious, evil |
| repression | act of restraining or holding in |
| insurgent | rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government |
| void | not legally enforceable; ineffective; empty |
| exhilaration | state of being energetic or filled with happiness |
| wrench | to pull; strain; twist |
| meddler | person interfering in others' affairs |
| mottled | spotted |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology concerned with fish |
| parasite | person or animal that lives at another's expense |
| recondite | relating to obscure learning |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| suave | smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating |
| feckless | lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective |
| pulsate | to throb |
| converse | the opposite |
| ebb | to fade away, recede |
| atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents |
| amanuensis | one who is employed to take dictation or to copy manuscript |
| obloquy | abusively detractive language or utterance; disparaging |
| coup | a highly successful action or sudden attack |
| substantive | essential; pertaining to the substance |
| pejorative | having bad connotations; disparaging |
| malevolent | ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others |
| modish | fashionable |
| multifarious | varied; greatly diversified |
| disillusion | to free from an erroneous impression |
| impecunious | lacking money; penniless |
| impute | to attribute something (usually discreditable) to someone |
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