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SAT vocab 253-270
Question | Answer |
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mercurial | rapid and unpredictable changes in mood |
milestone | a significant or important turning point |
munificient | very generous |
nuance | a subtle distinction or shade of difference |
ominous | threatening evil or disaster, imspicious |
ostentatious | great integrity, moral uprightness, honesty |
paragon | a model of excellence |
paramount | of supreme importance |
patronizing | to act superiour toward, to adopt an air or condescension |
perfunctory | done in a routine manner |
polemic | involving a dispute, very argumentative |
precipitous | acting with undue haste |
predilection | a liking or preference for something |
Quixotic | idealistic in an impractical way |
ransack | to search closely and carefully, to turn upside down |
raucous | harsh, jarring sound, blaring |
rebuke | to criticize sharply, reprimand, berate |
rectitude | great integrity, moral uprightness, honesty |