SAT Vocab #8
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jennbradshaw on October 28, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aclaim | praise; applaud (v) |
| aloof | detached; apart (adj) |
| archaic | old; antiquated (adj) |
| bolster | to support; to reinforce (v) |
| demency | mercy (n) |
| contrite | sorry; penitent (adj) |
| cryptic | hidden; secret; mysterious (adj) |
| evasive | tending to avoid giving direct answers (adj) |
| fastidious | difficult to please (adj) |
| infer | to figure out, based on given info; conclude; deduce (v) |
| jargon | specialized language used by a particular group (n) |
| jettison | to throw overboard; to discard (v) |
| loathe | to hate (v) |
| magnate | a person of great power (n) |
| meander | wander in a carefree manner; follow a winding course, ramble (v) |
| monologue | a long, uninterrupted speech by one person (n) |
| nocturnal | active at night (adj) |
| opulence | luxury; wealth; riches (n) |
| potent | warning sign; omen; indication (n) |
| sanction | approve; give consent (v) |
| slander | negative oral remarks about another person that are untrue (n) |
| solemn | serious; somber; grave (adj) |
| uniform | similar; consistent (adj) |
| waive | to voluntarily abandon a legal right or priviledge; relinquish; postpone (v) |
| yoke | to link or join together; marry (v) |
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