SAT Unit 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 atrophy | to weaken from disuse |
| abate | to subside; to decrease in intensity |
| porous | filled with many holes |
| wane | to grow smaller or less intense |
| sycophant | one who flatters excessively |
| undermine | to weaken or diminish something |
| vulnerable | prone to attack or harm |
| obsequios | overly submissive |
| attrition | a wearing away of strength or morale |
| enervate | to weaken someone's vitality |
| ebb | to decrease or decline slowly |
| compliant | submissive |
| debilitate | to sap the strength of |
| hiatus | a break in the continuity of something |
| inert | Sluggish; inactive |
| listless | sluggish; without energy |
| quiescent | resting; quiet |
| serene | tranquil; calm; placid |
| static | stationary |
| moratorium | postponement |
| lethargic | lazy; sluggish |
| slothful | lazy |
| stagnate | to become inactive; to become stale |
| torpor | lethargy; apathy |
| respite | a rest; time of relief; a pause |
| torpid | hibernating; dormant |
| belligerent | warlike; quarrelsome |
| irascible | easily angered |
| volatile | explosive; tending to evaporate quickly |
| rebuttal | refutation; opposing response to an argument |
| refute | to disapprove; to rebut forcefully |
| incite | to urge into action |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome; warlike |
| belliose | warlike in manner |
| harrass | to bother; to annoy |
| assail | to attack or assault |
| tumultuous | violently agitated |
| instigate | to goad; to urge on |
| provocative | tending to aggravate or stimulate |
| acrimony | harsh words |
| appalling | shocking; causing dismay |
| cacophony | discord; harsh sounds |
| abysmal | extremely bad; wretched |
| acrid | harsh smelling or tasting |
| blatant | very conspicuous; annoyingly loud |
| deplorable | worthy of reproach or censure |
| egregious | conspicuously bad; flagrant |
| lurid | shocking; sensational |
| noisome | offensive to the senses or the health |
| flagrant | offensively bad; reprehensible |
| heinous | cruel and unusual; shockingly evil |
| astringent | caustic; pungent; harshly biting |
| ambulatory | capable of moving around |
| deviate | to swerve or deflect |
| influx | a flowing in |
| meander | to wander aimlessly |
| peripatetic | traveling from place to place |
| impel | to put into motion; to urge |
| nomadic | wandering from place to place |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| vagabond | a homeless person |
| peripheral | located on the outer boundary |
| compel | to urge into action by force |
| vagrant | one who wanders from place to place |
| perambulate | to move about |
| raze | to destroy completely |
| jettison | to throw overboard |
| abort | to terminate prematurely |
| purge | to cleanse of something unwanted |
| forgo | to give something up |
| deplete | to decrease the supply of |
| abdicate | to give up power |
| rescind | to take back; to cancel |
| efface | to erase by rubbing |
| expurgate | to edit out inappropriate material |
| renounce | to give up in a formal announcement |
| nullify | to make invalid |
| relinquish | to abandon or give up |
| altruism | selflessness; generosity |
| amiable | friendly; agreeable |
| philanthropist | one who does good; lover of mankind |
| congenial | friendly; pleasant |
| munificent | generous |
| decorum | propriety; good manners |
| gregarious | sociable |
| amity | friendship |
| decorous | exhibiting decorum |
| affable | friendly; kind |
| amicable | politely friendly |
| humane | compassionate |
| geniality | cheerfulness |
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