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SAT 12
Term | Definition |
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Circumspect | cautious; considering all sides |
Discordancy | cacophony; harshness; jarring |
Fitful | not continuous; stopping and starting |
Inexorable | relentless |
Maverick | a loner |
Parsimony | stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting |
Prosaic | dull; boring; ordinary |
Vagrant | person wandering without a home |
Arable | can be cultivated |
Circumvent | avoid |
Discrepancy | something which does not match up; inconsistency |
Inexpedient | not advisable (not sensible or to be recommended) |
Meager | in short supply |
Partisan | biased; one-sided; committed to one group |
Proscribe | forbid |
Vapid | dull; uninspiring |
Arbitrary | random; for no definite reason |
Clairvoyant | psychic; mystic |
Discriminate | to make a clear distinction; see the difference |
Flamboyant | showy; ornate |
Meander | wander from side to side |
Pathos | evoking sadness or pity |
Prosody | study of versification |
Variegated | multicolored; speckled |
Arcane | obscure; known only to a few people |
Clamor | shout; scream |
Discursiveness | long windedness; indirectness |
Flaunt | show off; display in a showy manner |
Infamous | famous for something bad |
Mellow | soft; melodious; ripe |
Prostration | 1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness |
Somnambulist | sleepwalker |
Archaic | ancient; outdated; old fashioned |
Clandestine | secret; covert; stealthy |
Flippant | making jokes about serious matters |
Menagerie | collection of animals |
Patronize | condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards |
Vehement | Forceful; passionate |