Raney SAT Lesson 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 antiquated | obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable |
| arable | fit for plowing, tillable |
| ascendancy | domination; growing power |
| atrophy | to waste away |
| clandestine | secret |
| conciliate | to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship |
| cursory | superficial, casual, hastily done |
| derision | scoffing at, mockery, ridicule |
| enmity | absolute hatred |
| extricate | to free, to disentangle |
| forbearance | patience, lenience |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness or importance |
| garrulous | talkative, rambling |
| impetuous | violent, hasty, rash, impulsive |
| industrious | skillfully busy or occupied |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad |
| insolence | insulting or contemptuous behavior |
| levity | excessive frivolity, flippancy |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| paradoxical | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
| perjury | false testimony under oath |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity |
| sycophant | a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser |
| vacillating | changing, fluctuating |
| vivid | bright, distinct, and clear |
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