Sparknotes SAT vocab novel "Rave New World" Ch. 3
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89 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abide | tolerate |
| acclaimed | praised |
| acquiesce | give in |
| adhering | sticking |
| altercation | noisy argument |
| anachronistic | from the wrong time period |
| apparatus | instrument or appliance |
| arduous | extremely difficult |
| assessing | judging |
| atypically | unusually |
| behemoth | something huge or powerful |
| blithely | lightheartedly |
| boorish | rude and insensitive |
| bungle | mistake |
| calibration | adjustment |
| cohorts | companions or colleagues |
| convoluted | complicated |
| corridor | hallway |
| corrosive | wearing away |
| curtly | rudely and abruptly |
| deterred | prevented |
| discomfiture | confusion or embarrassment |
| disengaged | withdrew |
| distaste | dislike |
| docilely | obediently |
| dynamic | vital |
| elucidate | make clear |
| expedient | practical for achieving a certain result |
| exuberant | joyous and enthusiastic |
| fathom | understand |
| feign | pretend |
| flabbergasted | overwhelmed with surprise |
| formidable | causing fear or awe |
| furtive | sly or secretive |
| goad | urge into action |
| groveling | crawling or wallowing |
| heritage | inheritance or tradition |
| hiatus | break |
| idiosyncratic | individual or peculiar |
| ignominious | dishonorable or humiliating |
| imperative | absolutely necessary |
| impertinent | disrespectful |
| indignation | anger at injustice |
| inefficacious | ineffective |
| influence | have an effect on |
| innate | part of one's essential nature |
| insolent | bold or insulting |
| instantaneous | immediate |
| instigating | provoking |
| intact | left whole |
| interminable | endless |
| interrogate | question systematically |
| jaundiced | discolored yellow (by disease) |
| lumbered | moved heavily |
| lurking | following or lying in wait |
| malfunction | failure to work normally |
| meager | scanty or insufficient |
| melodramatic | overly dramatic |
| mirth | gladness accompanied by laughter |
| nurture | nourish or educate |
| officiously | meddlesomely |
| paramount | supreme |
| peers | equals |
| perception | observation or impression |
| pinnacle | highest peak |
| recurring | occurring again |
| retribution | revenge |
| revered | honored |
| revulsion | disgust |
| roster | list |
| sagacious | wise |
| sagely | wisely |
| sauntering | strolling |
| scenario | sequence of events |
| sinuous | moving gracefully |
| snit | tantrum |
| stifled | repressed or smothered |
| stolid | unemotional |
| trudged | marched tiredly |
| ultimatum | final demand |
| umbrage | suspicion or resentment |
| upbraided | scolded harshly |
| vacated | left |
| viable | able to survive or succeed |
| vindicate | free from blame |
| wallowing | indulging |
| wane | dwindle |
| weeping | crying |
| withering | making speechless |
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