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Walker SAT words&def
Question | Answer |
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Aberration | devaiating from the right path or usual course of action |
belittle | to make something seem less important |
cache | a hiding place;something hidden in a place |
dearth | shortage |
ebb | to decline |
facilitate | to make easy; to bring about |
galvanize | to arouse suddenly; to startle |
hackneyed | used to often; trite;commonplace |
iconoclast | a person who attacks cherished beliefs of established institutions |
Jargon | the specialized vocabulary of memebers of a group |
kindle | to ignite; to arouse or inspire; to catch fire; to become aroused |
labyrinth | a maze; a complicated, perplexing arrangement or course of affairs |
malicious | spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful |
Nomenclature | a systematic naming in an art or science |
obliterate | to blout out leaving no traces; to destroy |
abstinence | the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink |
bequeath | to leave money or property by a will; to pass along |
cacophony | discord; harsh sound |
deblilitate | to weaken |
eclectic | consisting of selections from various sources |
fallacy | false idea; mistaken belief |
garbled | confused; mixed up |
haphazard | not planned; random |
immaterial | insignificant; unimportant |
judicious | wise;careful;showing sound judgment;prudent |
lackluster | lacking brightness; dull; lacking liveliness;vitality, or enthusiasm |
marred | injured; spoiled;damaged; disfigured |
nonchalance | carelessness; lack of intrest or concern |
obscure | not clear or distinct; hidden;remote;not well known |
painstaking | very careful,diligent, |
abstract | theortical, not applied or practical;not concrete; hard to understand |
bizarre | stringly odd in apperance or style; grotesque |
cajole | to persuade by pleasent words of false promises |
decadence | decay;decline |
efface | to wipe out; to erase |
fastidious | hard to please ; dainty in taste |
garner | to gather and storeaway; to collect |
hedonist | one who lives solely for pleasure |
imminent | about to occur |
laconic | brief or terse in speech; using few words |