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SAT Vocab. List II
Question | Answer |
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dystopia | a community, usually fiction, that is in some important way undesirable or frightening |
utopia | a community or society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities |
loquacious | excessively talkative |
laudatory | full of praise |
idiosyncratic | peculiar to a person |
bereft | deprived |
remorse | deep regret or guilt for a wrong commited |
eccentric | peculiar or odd |
deference | humble submission and respect |
anecdote | a short version of an event, often amusing or entertaining |
banal | unoriginal or trite |
oppress | to burden or weigh down |
ingenue | a naive young woman |
machination | a scheme to do harm |
allure | charming |
pragmatist | one with a practical approach to problems and affairs |