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Words I will know 03
SAT-level vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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retrodict (v) | to utilize present information or ideas to infer or explain the past or state affairs |
arbitration | process for resolution of disputes between people or groups |
relented | yield; give in, as to influence of pressureventilated |
stifle | make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate |
solidarity | mutual agreement and support |
unctuous | overly polite |
ire (n) | intense anger |
mogul | an important or powerful person, esp. in the motion picture or media industry |
imbecile | idiot |
titter | give a short, half |
recommencing | cause to start anew |
stifled | unable to breath properly; restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion) |
exemplary | serving as a desirable model |
besotted | strongly infatuated |
virile | having strength and energy |
unrequited | unanswered; not returned in kind |
prosaic | not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; not challenging |
deprecate | express strong disapproval of; deplore |
sacrilege | violation of anything sacred |
ineffable | indefinable |
viscous | gluey |
remonstrate | to protest |
penitent | feeling of regret for sinning |
galvanise | to shock with an electric current |
regalia | symbols of royalty |
convalescence | gradual recovery |
conjugal | relating to marriage |
truncate | to shorten by cutting off |
immolate | to kill as a sacrifice |
discrepancy | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions |
precinct | a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes. |
incisive | expressed clearly and directly |
veracious | unwilling to tell lies |
maimed | disfigured; mutilated |
libel | defamation, calumny, vilification, slander, false and malicious statements |
staunch | loyal, faithful; reduce, decrease, stop |
enact | pass; ratify; endorse |
rampant | out of control; widespread, wild |
melee | fight, clash, conflict |
endorsed | authorized, certified, allowed |
impasse | deadlock |
chastise | censure severely |
wistful | sadly pensive longing |
admonish | advise earnestly |
conjugal | of or relating to marriage or relationship between couple |
irrefutable | an undeniable argument; unable to be disproved |