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SAT Vocab 145-162
Question | Answer |
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Stalwart | known for being very loyal to a cause |
stickler | known for insisting on exact standards |
virtuoso | known for excelling in the technique of an art |
zealot | known for excessive loyalty to a cause |
acquit | to clear of a charge |
alias | an assumed name, a false name or pseudonym |
bequest | something left to an heir in a will |
codicil | an addition to a will |
embezzlement | to illegally take another's property |
Heir | A person who inherits another's property or title |
Injunction | a court order requiring or prohibiting an action |
Jurisprudence | the science of law |
perjury | to give false testimony |
deify | to worship as a god, to show great respect |
Devout | Very religious |
Heretical | Holding an opinion opposed to official or established beliefs |
Orthodox | Conforming to established beliefs, conventional |
Sanctimonious | Pretending to be pious and devout, false piety |