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SAT Words 1
Flash cards
Question | Answer |
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Dilate | (verb)become wider; "His pupils were dilated" |
infiltrate | (verb) pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict |
animosity | (noun) a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
extenuating | (adjective satellite) partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances" |
nemesis | (noun) something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" |
haphazard | (adjective satellite) dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" |
credulity | (noun) tendency to believe readily |
spontaneity | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter" |
florid | (adjective satellite) elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" |
equivocal | (adjective satellite) uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal" |
rebuttal | (noun) the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument |
mitigate | (verb) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" |
foppish | (adjective satellite) affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner |