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SAT Vocab Spring 1
First unit of SAT vocabulary for the second semester
Term | Definition |
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Adulterate | to make impure by adding inferior material |
Ambidextrous | able to use both hands well, skillful |
Augment | to add to, expand, increase |
Bereft | devoid of, without, deprived of |
Deploy | to arrange in a ready position, move strategically |
Dour | stern, joyless, gloomy |
Fortitude | strength in the face of danger, guts |
Gape | to stare in open-mouthed wonder |
Gibe | jeer, mock, scoff, taunt |
Guise | general outer appearance, semblance |
Insidious | stealthy but treacherous, appealing but harmful, seductive, decietful |
Intimation | an indirect suggestion |
Opulent | characterized by rich abundance |
Pliable | flexible, easy to change or adjust |
Reiterate | repeat |
Stolid | expressing little sensibility, unemotional |
Tentative | uncertain, experimental, not definite |
Unkempt | neglected, not cared for, disheveled, messy |
Verbatim | in the exact words; word for word |
Warily | done watchfully and carefully, with caution |