Dr. Jack SAT Words WC
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abrakebill on November 15, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 secular | worldly; non-religious |
| schism | a split or division |
| envoy | official messenger |
| compunction | remorse; regret |
| cataracts | waterfalls |
| entreat | beg; plead; implore; beseech |
| provincial | backward, unsophisticated |
| utilitarian | useful, purposeful, practical |
| cosmopolitan | sophisticated, worldly |
| monolithic | totally uniform; made of one stone |
| loquacious | talkative |
| neophyte | beginner; novice |
| archipelago | string of islands |
| arable | farmable; able to crow crops |
| homogenous | all alike |
| myriad | many |
| paternalistic | fatherly; rules like a father would rule a family |
| expiate | to get rid of; atone for |
| aesthetic | the sense of what is beautiful or artistic |
| tryst | a meeting between lovers; a romantic rendezvous |
| omnivore | an animal that eats both plants and animals |
| carnivore | an animal that eats only flesh |
| herbivore | an animal that eats only plants |
| extant | existing |
| enmity | animosity; hatred |
| degenerate | to decline; to lessen |
| encompass | to enclose or encircle |
| self-sufficient | able to care for oneself |
| bellicose | warlike |
| proverbial | a common or well-known idea |
| heresy | ideas that go against established doctrine |
| animosity | hatred |
| dormant | inactive; resting |
| monopoly | government control over a product or business |
| sedentary | settled; staying in one place |
| animism | a belief in a large number of animal gods |
| fecund | bountiful; fertile |
| placate | to appease; satisfy |
| infallible | perfect; incapable of mistakes |
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