Merryman SAT List 8

Christopher M.
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  1. diffract
    undergo diffraction
  2. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
  3. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  4. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  5. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  6. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  7. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  8. callow
    young and inexperienced
  9. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  10. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  11. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  12. rail
    a horizontal bar, usually of wood or metal
  13. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  14. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  15. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  16. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  17. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  18. invocation
    the act of appealing for help
  19. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  20. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  21. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  22. chortle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  23. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  24. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  25. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  26. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  27. nicety
    conformity with some standard of correctness or propriety
  28. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  29. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  30. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  31. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  32. malodorous
    having an unpleasant smell
  33. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  34. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  35. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  36. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  37. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  38. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  39. reciprocate
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
  40. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  41. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  42. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  43. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  44. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  45. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
  46. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  47. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  48. ancillary
    furnishing added support
  49. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  50. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  51. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  52. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  53. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  54. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  55. enthrall
    hold spellbound
  56. mendacious
    given to lying
  57. depreciate
    decline in value
  58. indefensible
    not able to be protected against attack
  59. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  60. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  61. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  62. divination
    the art or gift of prophecy by supernatural means
  63. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
  64. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  65. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  66. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
Created on 五月 15, 2012

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