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SAT 15
Term | Definition |
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Drivel | nonsense |
Interminable | never-ending |
Misrepresentation | deliberately deceiving |
Peremptory | in a commanding manner |
Quaint | picturesque |
Stevedore | dockworker |
Virtuoso | an accomplished musician |
Droll | dryly amusing |
Galleon | ancient type of sailing ship |
Intermittent | sporadic; irregular |
Mitigate | lessen; make less severe |
Perfidy | treachery |
Quandary | dilemma; puzzle |
Stifle | suppress |
Auspicious | favorable; promising to turn out well |
Compliant | easy to control; submissive |
Drone | 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee |
Gambol | frolic; leap; bound |
Intransigence | stubbornness |
Modicum | small amount |
Perfunctory | superficial; cursory |
Quarantine | isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
Stoic | known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
Dotard | foolish old man |
Instigator | troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
Percipient | perceptive; insightful |
Quaff | drink down quickly |
Staunch | loyal; faithful; dependable |
Vilification | blackening someone's name |
Atrophy | waste away from lack of use |
Collusion | plotting and planning |
Drawl | speak slowly with words running together |
Furtive | hidden and secret |
Insurgent | a rebel |
Misogynist | hater of women |
Perdition | damnation |
Stereotype | fixed image |
Vindicate | prove right; remove blame |
Attenuate | weaken |
Commandeer | take possession of |