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Advanced SAT Vocabulary: S - Z

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sanctimonious
hypocritically devout; acting morally superior to another.
saturnine
cold and steady in mood, gloomy; slow to act.
sedition
behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state.
seminal
influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development; creative.
seraphic
angelic, sweet.
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sinecure
a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work.
sobriquet
a nickname.
solicitous
anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager.
specious
having the ring of truth but actually being untrue; deceptively attractive.
stasis
a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation.
stratify
to arrange or divide into layers.
strident
loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy.
superfluous
extra, more than necessary.
supplant
to replace (another) by force, to take the place of.
sybarite
a person devoted to pleasure and luxury.
tantamount
equal in value or effect.
tautological
having to do with needless repetition, redundancy.
temerity
unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklessness.
temporal
having to do with time.
tenuous
having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak.
titular
existing in title only; having a title without the functions or responsibilities.
toady
one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors.
tortuous
having many twists and turns; highly complex.
truculent
disposed to fight, belligerent.
turgid
swollen as from a fluid, bloated.
tutelage
guardianship, guidance.
usury
the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates.
variegated
varied; marked with different colors.
vernal
related to spring; fresh.
vim
vitality and energy.
vituperate
to abuse verbally, berate.
vociferous
loud, noisy.
voluble
talkative, speaking easily, glib.
wax
to increase gradually; to begin to be.
zenith
the point of culmination; peak.
zephyr
a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial.

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