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Soph. ACT words 1-15
Word | Definition |
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temper | to moderate, to soften |
sage | wise person |
sagacious | wise |
lethargic | tired, languid, weak |
mitigate | to make milder, less severe |
jeopardy | danger |
orthodox | standard, commonly accepted, conventional |
taciturn | quiet, saying little |
dogmatic | strongly opinionated |
extraneous | irrelevant, extra, unnecessary |
meander | to wander randomly |
insipid | bland, boring, tasteless |
fickle | unpredictable, capricious, whimsical, changeable |
scrutinize | to examine closely |
innocuous | harmless |
blasphemy | heretical departure from accepted practice or belief |
esoteric | understood by only a few |
pretentious | pompous, self-important, intending to seem impressive |
ameliorate | to make feel better; to improve |
avarice | greed |
blithe | free-spirited, carefree |
hedonistic | pleasure-seeking, indulgent, devoted to pleasure |
slander | to defame, to speak maliciously of someone |
amass | to accumulate; to pile up |
fortuitous | accidental happening by chance or luck |
hackneyed | overused, trite, banal, repeated too often |