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WORDS SPIED ON REAL SATs
Question | Answer |
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aplomb | social poise; composure |
axiom | a true or wise saying |
capricious | changeable; fickle |
cavalier | arrogant; showing a lack of respect toward someone or something |
compunction | a feeling of remorse for doing something wrong; regret |
diffident | lacking confidence in oneself |
dilettante | one who dabbles in the arts and sciences but is an expert in neither |
egalitarian | pertaining to equal political, social, and economical rights for all mankind |
heretic | one who challenges societal and religious tradition |
idiosyncratic | of or relating to strange or odd behavioral habits that are peculiar to the individual |
insurgent | a rebel |
irrefutable | unable to be argued against |
melancholy | a feeling of sadness and gloominess |
mimetic | pertaining to imitation or mimicry, biological or otherwise |
palpable | able to be touched or felt |
pedantic | showy in one's learning |
portentous | very meaningful with regard to events to come |
sardonic | scornful or bitter; sarcastic |
variegated | having different patterns, colors, or appearance; dappled |
viable | able to sustain life, practicality, or effectiveness |