SAT Vocabuary III
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Engteacher on April 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Neophyte | a new convert, beginner, novice |
| Oblivious | unmindful; unconscious; unaware |
| Pallid | lacking color, wan |
| Querulous | habitually complaining |
| Raze | to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out |
| Salutation | n. Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act. |
| Tedious | boring; tiresome; monotonous |
| Uncanny | so remarkable as to seem supernatural |
| Vacuous | lacking ideas or intelligence; empty |
| Wallow | to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance |
| Zeitgeist | The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch. |
| Aberration | something not typical; a deviation from the standard |
| Bane | a burden; poison; torment; cause of harm |
| Camaraderie | good will and warm feelings among friends |
| Decorous | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct |
| Efface | to obliterate; to wipe out |
| Fastidious | possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please |
| Grandiose | (adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
| Hedonist | someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures |
| Impeccable | without fault or error |
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