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Cy Fair SAT 19
Term | Definition |
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acclaim | praise; approval |
allure | to influence, sway or entice with some tempting appeal |
anarchist | one who believes in the absence of government or law |
banter | to speak in a witty or teasing manner |
collaborate | to work together; collude |
cordial | friendly; genial |
cynical | exhibiting mocking disbelief |
desiccate | to dry up; wither |
ecstacy | extreme happiness; rapture |
empathy | identification with another's feelings or situation; affinity |
equivocate | to attempt to lie or mislead; prevaricate; palter |
implacable | incapable of being appeased; uncompromising |
malleable | capable of being altered; pliant |
obdurate | extremely stubborn; inexorable |
portent | a sign or forewarning; presage; harbinger |
protract | to prolong; lengthen |
rectify | to set right or to correct; emend |
savory | appetizing; palatable |
treachery | betrayal of trust |
trite | hackneyed; overused |