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SAT Vocab
Term | Definition |
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absolution | (noun)-forgiveness, or passing over of offenses |
affirmative | (adjective)-answering yes; to a question at an issue |
coddle | (verb)-to treat as a baby or an invalid |
dissipate | (verb)-to disperse or disappear |
finite | (adjective)-limited |
indignant | (adjective)- something that annoys or angers or disgust oneself |
juxtapose | (verb)-to place close together or side be side, especially for comparison |
narrative | (noun)-an ordinary continuous account of the succesive particulars of an event |
poignant | (adjective)-severely painful or acute to the spirit |
relapse | (verb)-to return to suffering after partial recovery |
sear | (verb)-to burn on the surface |
succumb | (verb) to give in |
travesty | (noun)-a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation of something |
vouge | (noun)-the prevalent way of fashion |
writhe | (verb)-to twist or bend limbs in pain or disstress |
abstain | (verb)-to stay away from |
affluence | (noun)-a profuse or abundant of riches |
coerce | (verb)-to force |
distraught | (adjective)-deeply upset and bewildered |
fluctuate | (verb)-to move back and forth irregular from one state to another |
indulgence | (noun)-give in to a desire |
laborious | (adjective)-requiring much work and preserverance |
nefarious | (adjective)-wicked the extreme |
ponder | (verb) to reflect on |
revelant | (adjective)-connected to current topic |
secluded | (verb)-to withdraw from companionship |
suggestive | (adjective) - to think |
treachery | (noun) - violation of allegiance |
voracious | (adjective) - eating with greedness |
fanatic | (noun) a person who is a fan of something |
abstinence | (noun) - self denial |
aghast | (adjective) - struck with terror and amazment |
collaborate | (verb) - to cooperate or work with one another |
divergent | (adjective) - tending in diff. directions |
forebode | (verb) - to be an omen or warning sign of, especially evil |
inept | (adjective) - not fit or suitable |