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Jeniffer stack
SAT words 102-152
Question | Answer |
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Pertinent | relevant, to the point, appropriate or meaningful to the subject at hand |
Orthodox | to be conventional, to follow established ways, to be traditional |
Anguish | extreme pain, either physical or emotional |
Subordinate | less than, secondary to, not as important as |
Exhort | to strongly urge, to seriously warn, to seriously advise |
Culpable | to be guilty, to be to blame for something, to have it be your fault |
Nihilism | the belief that morality is relative and there is no such thing as right and wrong |
Synthesis | a blending, a combining of parts into a whole, an integration of two or more elements |
Abstinent | to refrain from indulging, to abstain |
Squalor | refers to filth, wretchedness, repulsive conditions |
Delude | to deceive, to mislead, to cause to hold a false belief |
Maverick | A nonconformist, a rebel, a freethinker, a groundbreaker |
Copious | plentiful, abundant |
Inept | to be clumsy, unskilled, ineffective |
Ostentatious | showy, overblown, pretentious |
Myopia | refers to short-sightedness |
Infer | to deduce, to find out by reasoning |
Cursory | Superficial, hasty, brief and haphazard |
Epigram | a witty statement, short, polished, pithy saying, usually in verse, and often having a satiric or paradoxical twist at the end |
Ascetic | refers to the relinquishment of normal comforts, to self-denial, and renunciation of worldly pleasures |
Cynic |