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Advanced Prep for the SAT

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heretic
n.
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
fetter
noun
a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains
abase
verb
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation
delusion
noun
an act or instance of misleading; a false belief or opinion
waive
verb
to refrain from claiming or insisting on; to relinquish; to put aside for the time
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accolade
noun
any award, honor, or laudatory notice; a light touch on the shoulder with the flat side of the sword, done in the ceremony of conferring knighthood
abeyance
noun
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension; in law, a condition of property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder
antipathy
noun
a natural or habitual repugnance; aversion; an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling; an object of natural aversion or habitual dislike
surmise
verb
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture or guess
static
adjective
pertaining to a fixed or stationary condition; showing little or no change; lacking movement or vitality
appease
verb
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify or soothe; to satisfy, allay, or relieve
impasse
noun
a position or situation from which there is no escape; a road or way that has no outlet
coerce
verb
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition
urbane
adjective
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities
convivial
adjective
friendly, agreeable; fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company
iconoclast
noun
a destroyer of images set up for religious veneration; a person who attacks beliefs and traditional institutions as being based on error or superstition
judicious
adjective
using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic
atrophy
noun
degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse
partisan
adjective
partial or having similar views to a specific party or person
desultory
adjective
lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random
abjure
verb
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; to renounce or give up under oath; forswear
accrue
verb
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition; to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money
evanescent
adjective
vanishing, fading away or fleeting; tending to become imperceptible
zenith
noun
the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer; the highest point or state
capitulate
verb
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms; to give up resistance
bolster
verb
to support, such as with a pillow or cushion; to add to or uphold
defunct
adjective
no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning; no longer in existence
decadence
noun
the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; moral degeneration or decay; unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence
dissonance
noun
inharmonious or harsh sound, discord; a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing completion
castigate
verb
to criticize or reprimand severely; to punish in order to correct
garner
verb
to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place; to get, acquire or earn
haphazard
adjective
characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless
servile
adjective
slavishly submissive or obsequious; characteristic of or customary for slaves
exhaust
verb
to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person; to use up or consume completely
fallacious
adjective
containing something logically unsound or deceptive; disappointing or delusive
chastise
verb
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment; to criticize severely
emanate
verb
to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate
flagrant
adjective
shockingly noticeable or evident; notorious or scandalous
compliant
adjective
complying, obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way; manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules
virulent
adjective
actively poisonous; intensely noxious; violently or spitefully hostile
allocate
verb
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign; to fix the place of; locate
artifice
noun
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device; trickery or guile; a skillful or artful contrivance
malign
adjective
evil in effect; pernicious baleful or injurious; having or showing an evil disposition
diffuse
verb
to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate
tawdry
adjective
gaudy; showy and cheap; low and mean or base
pedestrian
adjective
lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction; commonplace, prosaic or dull
despot
noun
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; any tyrant or oppressor
officious
adjective
objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice
absolve
verb
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences; to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility
gravity
noun
serious or critical nature; serious or dignified behavior; dignity and solemnity

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