SAT Vocab #2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Galvanize | to shock, to arouse awareness (v) |
| Gambol | to arouse or incite; to dance or skip around playfully (v) |
| Gamely | spirited, bravely (adj) |
| Hapless | unfortunate, having bad luck (adj) |
| Harangue | to give along speech (v) |
| Harbinger | precursor, sign of something to come (n) |
| Iconoclast | one who attacks traditional beliefs (n) |
| Ignoble | having low moral standards, not noble in character, mean (adj) |
| Ilk | type or kind (n) |
| Illusory | producing illusion, deceptive (adj) |
| Jaded | tired by excess or overuse, slightly cynical (adj) |
| Jettison | to discard, to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering (v) |
| Jingoism | belligerent support of one's country (n) |
| Jocular | playful, humorous (adj) |
| Kinetic | relating to motion, characterized by movement (adj) |
| Kismet | destiny (n) |
| Knell | sound of a funeral bell, omen of death or failure (n) |
| Lachrymose | tearful (adj) |
| Laconic | using few words (adj) |
| Laggard | dawdler, loafer, lazy person (n) |
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