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SAT First Quarter
7th
Term | Definition |
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Abstruse | Difficult to understand |
Ambivalence | indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions |
Apathy | lack of interest or concern. |
Benign | gentle; kind-hearted; mild. |
Chastise | scold, punish, castigate |
Condone | to overlook, excuse, or pardon. |
Conviction | an opinion that is strongly held |
Denounce | criticize; condemn. |
Dilatory | causing lateness; stalling. |
Effervescence | the quality of being bubbly or full of life. |
Enhance | intensify; improve. |
Extol | praise |
Flippancy | treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect. |
Germane | relevant; fitting |
Hierarchy | a group of people in authority; ranked in order of power; a sequential listing |
Induce | cause to happen; bring about |
Innocuous | harmless; inoffensive |
Lucid | easy to understand; transparent; clear |
Misconstrue | misunderstand; interpret incorrectly |
Obsolete | no longer usable; outdated. |
Partisan | blindly devoted to a cause or organization |
Precocious | mature at a young age |
Profuse | in large amounts or quantities |
Quell | to calm; pacify |
Redolent | strongly scented; fragrant |
Versatile | having many talents or uses |
Viscous | resistant to flow, like a very thick liquid; or sticky |
Wastrel | a person who wastes his or her money or resources |