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Cavaco #55-72
SAT English
Question | Answer |
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egregious | out of the group, outstandingly bad |
antipathy | feelings against someone or something, dislike |
empathy | feeling the same thing as someone else |
diffident | lack of faith in oneself, lack of confidence |
fidelity | loyalty, faithfulness |
infidelity | unfaithfulness |
perfidious | treacherous, untrustworthy |
elucidate | to make clear, clarify |
lucid | clear, readily understood |
pellucid | very clear, transparent |
translucent | permitting the passage of light |
acrid | unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor |
acrimonious | full of spite, bitter, nasty |
acuity | keenness of perception |
acumen | mental sharpness |
acute | a sharp angle, very keen |
exacerbate | to sharpen or aggravate a conflict, inflame |
affluent | to flow in abundance, wealthy |
confluence | to flow together, convergence |
superfluous | to flow above, hence exceeding what is necessary |
complacent | to be so calm as to be self-satisfied, smug |
implacable | incapable of being calmed, relentless |
placate | to calm the anger of |