100 Top SAT Words Part II
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patriciashikhman on April 4, 2011
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 conformist | adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) |
| convergence | union |
| deleterious | harmful, damaging |
| demagogue | a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| digression | change, straying, wandering from the main path of a journey |
| diligent | hard-working |
| discredit | blame |
| disdain | hate; indifference |
| divergent | tending to move apart in different directions |
| empathy | understanding |
| emulate | strive to equal or match, especially by imitating |
| enervating | tire, wear out |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| evanescent | vanishing |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model |
| extenuating | serving as an excuse |
| florid | excessively decorated or embellished |
| forbearance | avoidance, patience, restraint, toleration |
| fortitude | strength of mind; guts |
| fortuitous | lucky; accidental |
| foster | promote, support |
| fraught | full of |
| frugal | economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
| hackneyed | clichéd, tired |
| haughty | snobbish, arrogant, condescending |
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