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SAT Vocab 5-8

SAT Vocabulary Lessons 5, 6, 7, and 8

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bucolic charmingly rural
pretentious making ridiculous claims
gullible easily deceived
convivial fond of partying; festive
discreet sneaky, unnoticable
discrete unconnected; separate; distinct
fabricate to lie
gesticulate to make gestures, especially when speaking
laud to praise; to applaud
conflagration a huge fire; inferno
belabor to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
reiterate to say again; to repeat
abridge to shorten or condense
ludicrous absurd; ridiculous
malleable easy to shape or bend
nonchalant not showing any convern or worry
strident shrill; high pitched
anarchy lawlessness; an absence of government or control
soporific causing sleep; very boring
induce cause to happen
lethargy sluggishness; laziness
recondite hard to understand; over one's head
conspicuous standing out; obvious
archaic ancient; outdated
imminent just about to happen
predator one that preys or destroys
coalesce to fuse or unite
exalt to glorify
exult to celebrate
extraneous irrelevant, unnecessary
incantation a chant
assuage to sooth; to relieve
insuperable incapable of being overcome or solved
assiduous hardworking, busy
indulgent lenient; yeilding to desire
avarice greed for money or riches
squander to waste
penurious stingy, relating to great poverty
debunk to prove wrong
eccentric unconventional; a little kooky
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