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Christina: SAT wk3
SAT Words Week 3
Question | Answer |
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epitome | a person or thing that shows typical qualities of something |
guileless | without deceit |
jurisprudence | a part or division of law |
philistine | a person smugly narrow and conventional in views and tastes |
litigant | a party to a lawsuit |
condescension | a patronizing manner or behavior |
curator | a person in charge of a museum, library , etc. |
catalyst | a person or thing acting as the stimulus in bringing about a result |
anatomist | a person who analyzes in great detail |
impeccable | without defect or error; flawless |
vagrant | a person with no established residence or visible means of support |
advocate | a person who pleads another's cause |
charlatan | a person who pretends to have expert knowledge or skill |
maverick | a person who takes an independent stand |
bourgeois | middle-class |
parody | humorous or satirical mimicry |
buttress | a projecting structure built against a wall to support or reinforce it |
nuance | a slight or delicate variation |
anathema | a thing or person greatly detested |
forlorn | without hope; desperate |