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vocab final words123
selected vocab words from vocabulary power plus for the new SAT
Word | Definition |
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alienate | v. to turn away feelings or affections |
elated | adj. in high spirits |
hone | to sharpen |
beleaguer | to besiege by encircling (as with an army) |
edifice | a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building |
chauvinist | one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, opposite sex, or other beliefs |
egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people |
elude | to escape notice; to get away from |
blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation |
entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure |
gratify | to please |
jaded | worn out |
advocate | to recommend |
efface | to obliterate; to wipe out |
entity | anything having existence, physical or mystical |
bandy | to exchange words, discuss casually |
nepotism | favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power |
begrudge | to resent another's success, to envy |
enmity | deep-seated hostility |
declaim | to speak in a dramatic, impassioned or blustering manner |
imbue | to inspire or influence |
gird | to prepare for an event or action |
flux | a state of continual change or movement |
daunt | to make afraid |
penury | extreme poverty |
despot | a dictator with absolute power |