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Term Definition
abate to reduce, lesson
abet to aid, help, and encourage
abide to put up with; to remain
abjure to reject, renounce
abnegation denial of comfort to oneself
abscond to sneak away and hide
accede to agree
accentuate to stress, highlight
accost to confront verbally
accretion slow growth in size or amount
acumen keen insight
admonish to caution, criticize
adorn to decorate
adroit skillful, dexterous
adumbrate to sketch out in a vague way
affinity a spontaneous feeling of closeness
aggrieved distressed, wronged, injured
allege to assert, usually without proof
allocate to distribute, set aside
amenable willing, compliant
amentity an item that increases comfort
amorous showing love, particularly sexual
analgesic something that reduces pain
annex to incorporate territory or space
antecedent something that came before
antiseptic clean, sterile
antithesis the absolute opposite
appraise to assess the worth or value of
apprehend to perceive and understand; the seize, arrest
appropriate to take, make use of
arable suitable for growing crops
arbitration the process or act of resolving a dispute
arboreal of or relating the trees
arcane obscure, secret, esoteric
archetypal the most representative or typical example
ascertain to perceive, learn
atone to repent, make amends
balk to stop, block abruptly
ballad a love song
bard a poet, often a singer as well
bashful shy, excessively timid
behemoth something of tremendous power or size
blandish to coax by using flattery
blemish an imperfection, flaw
brazen excessively bold, brash
buffet to strike with force; arrangement of food
burnish to polish, shine
calamity an event with disastrous consequences
calibrate to set, standardize
callous harsh, cold, unfeeling
calumny an attempt spoil someone's reputation by spreading lies
canvas piece of cloth to paint on; to cover, inspect
carouse to party, celebrate
cavort to leap about, behave boisterously
cerebral related to the intellect
choreography the arrangement of dances
chronicle a written history
cleave to divide into parts; to stick together firmly
clemency mercy
cloying sickeningly sweet and nice
cobbler a person who makes or repairs shoes
coerce to force someone to do something
cognizant aware, mindful
collateral security for a debt; secondary
collusion secret agreement, conspiracy, cooperation
complement to complete, make perfect
compunction distress caused by feeling guilty
concede to accept as valid
concoct to fabricate, make up
concomitant accompanying in a subordinate fashion
condolence an expression of sympathy in sorrow
conduit a pipe or channel through which something passes
confection a sweet, fancy food
confidant a person entrusted with secrets
confluence a gathering together
connive to plot, scheme
consecrate to dedicate something to a holy purpose
consign to give something over to another's care
contemporaneous existing during the same time
contrite penitent, eager to be forgiven
contusion bruise, injury
conundrum puzzle, problem
convene to call together
covet to desire enviously
culmination the climax toward which something progresses
curt abruptly and rudely short
dearth a lack, scarcity
debauch to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures
defamatory harmful toward another's reputation
defer to postpone something; to yield to another's wisdom
delegate to hand over responsibility for something
demarcation the marking of bounderies or categories
demean to lower the status or stature of something
demure quiet, modest
deplore to feel or express sorrow or disapproval
derelict abandoned, run-down
deter to discourage, prevent from doing
dilatory tending to delay, causing delay
dirge a mournful song, esp. for funeral
disaffected rebellious, resentful of authority
disavow to deny knowledge of or responsibility for
discomfit to thwart, baffle
discretion the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment
divulge to reveal something secret
dour stern, joyless
duplicity crafty dishonesty
edict an order, decree
elated overjoyed, thrilled
elegy a speech given in honor of a dead person
elicit to bring forth, draw out, evoke
embezzle to steal money by falsifying records
emend to corrct or revise a written text
emote to express emotion
enamor to fill with love
encore the audience’s demand for a repeat performance
enfranchise to grant the right to vote
entail to include as a necessary step
epistolary relating to or contained in letters
epitome a perfect example
eschew to shun, avoid
espouse to take up as a cause, support
etymology study of word origins
euphoric elated, uplifted
excursion a trip or outing
exhort to urge, prod
exorbitant excessive
expunge to obliterate
extant existing
extricate to disentangle
exult to rejoice
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Creator streetballa3433
Created July 14, 2007
Group azn SAT nerd
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Most Missed Words

  1. deter → to discourage, prevent from doing - 7 misses
  2. callous → harsh, cold, unfeeling - 6 misses
  3. cavort → to leap about, behave boisterously - 6 misses
  4. demure → quiet, modest - 6 misses
  5. exhort → to urge, prod - 6 misses
  6. exult → to rejoice - 6 misses
  7. abjure → to reject, renounce - 5 misses