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sat vocabulary
Soph list 1
Word | meaning |
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anticlimax | (n) letdown in thought or emotion. |
apogee | (n) highest point |
apostate | (n) one who abandons his religion, faith, or political beliefs |
baleful | (adj) deadly; having a malign influence; ominous |
boundless | (adj) unlimited; vast |
burlesque | (v) give an imitation that ridicules |
impecunious | (adj) without money |
cubicle | (n) small compartment partitioned off; small bedchamber |
cynosure | (n) the object of general attention |
deign | (v) condenscend; stoop |
forstall | (v)prevent by taking action in advance |
gregarious | (adj) sociable |
homogeneous | (adj) of the same kind |
impetus | (n) incentive; stimulus; moving force |
methodical | (adj) systematic |
pastoral | (adj) rural; simple and peaceful; idyllic; related to shepherds |
prerogative | (n) privilege; unquestionable, right |
sleight | (n)dexterity(skill in usings hands or body, cleverness) |
verbiage | pompous array of words |
veracity | truthfulness |