Set: Nella's SAT words

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Term Definition
reprove censure; rebuke
ascendency controlling influence; domination
belie contradict; give a false impression
ascetic practicing self-denial; austere
coercion use of force to get someone to obey
cursory casual; hastily done
corroborate confirm; support
credulity belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté
despondent depressed; gloomy
delineate portray
disseminate distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
equivocal ambiguous; intentionally misleading
erudite learned; scholarly
expedient suitable; practical; politic
exonerate acquit; exculpate
extol praise; glorify
placate pacify; conciliate
profusion overabundance; lavish expenditure
prodigal wasteful; reckless with money
servile slavish; cringing
repudiate disown; disavow
reticence reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
taciturn habitually silent
sycophant servile flatterer
vilify slander
vacillate waver; fluctuate
ostentatious showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
opulence extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
inundate overwhelm; flood; submerge
incorrigible not correctable
laud praise
adversity poverty; misfortune
adulation flattery; admiration
inane silly; senseless
hedonist one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
garrulous loquacious; wordy; talkative
austere forbiddingly stern; severely simple
condone overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
conciliatory reconciling; soothing
duplicity double-dealing; hypocrisy
ephemeral short-lived; fleeting
esoteric hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
emulate imitate; rival
extricate free; disentangle
succinct brief; terse; compact
surreptitious secret; furtive; sneaky
usurp seize another's power of rank
venerate revere
partisan one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
insipid lacking in flavor; dull
innocuous harmless
listless lacking in spirit or energy
levity lack of seriouness; lightness
incite arouse to action
gregarious sociable
guile deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
frugality thrift; economy
mitigate appease; moderate
furtive stealthy; sneaky
accolade award of merit

Set Information

Terms 60
Creator Nella
Created October 20, 2006
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Tag sat
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Most Missed Words

  1. reprove → censure; rebuke - 1 miss
  2. ascendency → controlling influence; domination - 1 miss
  3. ascetic → practicing self-denial; austere - 1 miss
  4. coercion → use of force to get someone to obey - 1 miss
  5. corroborate → confirm; support - 1 miss
  6. credulity → belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté - 1 miss
  7. despondent → depressed; gloomy - 1 miss