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SAT Vocab 6
Term | Definition |
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pundit | a knowledgeable commentator who offers informed opinions on a topic |
heretic | a person who opposes accepted and established beliefs |
progenitor | a person who was an originator or major contributor to an artistic style or trend |
zealot | a person who is full of enthusiasm and zeal for a cause |
deleterious | harmful; destructive; dangerous |
demise | the end of existence or activity; death |
despondent | feeling downcast and disheartened |
exonerate | to free from accusation or blame |
exorbitant | unreasonably expensive; inordinately priced; literally out of orbit |
reciprocate | to return in kind or degree; to give or take mutually |
resilient | |
resurgence | surging back to prominence; rising again |
malaise | a feeling of mental, moral, or spiritual unease |
malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm |
uncouth | displaying deplorable manners that are crude and boorish |
unfettered | free from restraint or restriction; free and open |
uncorroborated | unsupported by other evidence; unsubstained |
unnerved | filled with apprehension; deprived of courage and strength |
undaunted | not discouraged or disheartened; resolutely courageous |