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SAT 9
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Celerity | speed |
Dexterous | skilful with hands |
Extraneous | irrelevant |
Maladroit | clumsy; unskillful |
Pallid | pale |
Presumptuous | assuming too much; arrogant |
Scrupulous | careful; diligent; painstaking |
Unequivocal | clear; obvious |
Censorious | disapproving; critical |
Dichotomy | a division into two parts |
Extrapolate | extend; predict on the basis of known data |
Incongruous | not fitting in; out of place |
Malady | illness |
Palpable | easily felt; easily perceived |
Pretentious | pompous; self-important |
Unfetter | set free |
Annex | (n) a building which is an addition to an existing building; (v) take possession of; seize; capture |
Censure | blame |
Didactic | intended to teach; instructive |
Extrinsic | irrelevant; on the outside |
Inconsequential | unimportant; insignificant; negligible |
Malediction | a curse |
Prevaricate | speak misleadingly and evasively |
Scuttle | sink |
Unfrock | to remove a priest from his position |
Cerebral | intellectual |
Diffident | lacking confidence |
Fallacious | false |
Inconspicuous | not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
Malefactor | a wrong-doer |
Paradigm | 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things |
Pristine | unspoiled |
Seminary | an institution in which priests are trained |
Unprecedented | never having happened before |
Anomaly | something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity |
Certitude | certainty |
Digress | wander off the subject |
Falter | hesitate; waver |
Indelible | cannot be wiped out |
Malinger | deliberately avoid work; shirk |