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SAT Vocabulary List

Word List with 25 words
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amalgam
an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; an alloy of silver mixed with mercury and other metals used as a dental filling.
choleric
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible.
whet
to sharpen by grinding or friction; to make keen or stimulate.
equivocation
the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions in order to mislead or hedge.
hamper
to hold back; hinder; impede.
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raze
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground.
magnanimity
the quality of being generous in forgiving an insult or injury.
chary
cautious or careful, wary; shy, timid; fastidious.
pandemic
a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; general or universal,
torpid
inactive or sluggish; slow, dull or apathetic; lethargic
vilify
vo
to speak ill of; defame; slander.
vitriolic
very caustic or scathing; a hostile approach.
epitaph
a commemorative inscription on a tomb about the person buried at that site; a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
relegate
to send or consign to an inferior position; to assign or refer something to a particular class or kind.
deprecate
to express earnest disapproval of; to urge reasons against; protest against a scheme or proposal.
portend
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does.
palliate
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate; to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of an offense by excuses or apologies.
abstemious
sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet
sagacious
having acute mental discernment and keen practical sense.
hedonist
a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
surreptitious
obtained or done by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine.
forbearance
a refraining from something; patient endurance; self-control.
ostensible
outwardly appearing as such; professed or pretended.
digression
a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing.
aberrant
departing from the normal course; deviating from the ordinary type; exceptional or abnormal.

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