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SAT Vocab Wk 7
Term | Definition |
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Acuity | sharpness (mental or visual) |
Braggart | someone who boasts |
Debunking | exposing false claims or myths |
Epitomized | typified; characterized; personified |
Hidebound | rigid in opinions |
Languish | decay; fade away; get weaker |
Obsequious | servile; submissive |
Pikemical | causing debate or argument |
Restorative | a tonic |
Thwart | prevent; frustrate |
Adamant | forceful; inflexible |
Brawny | muscular |
Decathlon | an athletic competition with ten events |
Equivocate | speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth |
Hieroglyphics | 1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic |
Larceny | theft; robbery; stealing |
Obsession | a dominating concern |
Ponderous | weighty; slow and heavy |
Retention | preservation; withholding |
Timorous | cowardly; fearful |