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SAT vocab 36-71
35 words
Question | Answer |
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autonomy | independence; self determination |
cosmopolitan | worldly; widely sophisticated |
derivative | something that comes from another source |
esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group |
gaffe | a clumsy social error; a faux pas |
idiosyncrasy | characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
insular | isloated; narrow or provincial |
orthodox | adhering to the traditional and establish, especially in religion |
potentate | one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch |
castigate | to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
censure | to issue official blame |
denounce | to condemn openly |
reclusive | seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation |
relinquish | to retire from; give up or abandon |
renounce | to give up(title for example), especially by formal announcement |
vituperative | marked by harshly abusive condemnation |
circumscribe | to draw a circle around; to restrict |
contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
conciliatory | appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile |
credible | capable of being believed; plausible |
exonerate | to free form blame |
incontrovertible | indisputable; not open to question |
indict | to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime |
litigious | pronce to engage in lawsuits |
partisan(adj.) | devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause |
parity | equality, as in amount, status, or value (antonym: disparity) |
rectiude | moral uprightness; righteousness |
remiss | lax in attending to duty; negligent |
repudiate | to regect the validity or authourity of |
sanctimonious | feigning piety or righteousness |
scrupulous | principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting |
solicitous | concered |
substantiate | to support with proof or evidence; verify |
veracity | adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
vindicate | to free form blame |