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banal
adj. hackneyed commonplace; trite; lacking originality
reputed
adj. supposed
defiance
n. refusal to yield; resistance
equity
n. fairness; justice
impudence
n impertinence; insolence
musty
adj. stale; spoiled by age
random
adj. without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard
reciprocate
v. repay in kind
array
v. marshal; draw up in order
obscure
adj. dark; vague; unclear
deflect
v. turn aside
franchise
n. right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory
enormity
n. hugeness (in a bad sense)
pomposity
n. self-important behaviour; acting like a stuffed shirt
witless
adj. foolish; idiotic
corrode
v. destroy by chemical action
vortex
n. whirlwind; whirlpool centre of turbulence; predicament into which is inexorably plunged
unfetter
v. liberate; free from chains
ire
n. anger
bask
v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
rapacious
adj. excessively greedy; predatory
infinitesimal
adj. very small
embody
v. personality; make concrete; incorporate
linchpin
n. something that holds or links various parts together
unsightly
adj. ugly
denouement
n. outcome; final development of the plot of a play
specious
adj. seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
impertinent
adj. insolent; rude
cognate
adj. related linguistically allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
bacchanalian
adj. drunken
impediment
n. hindrance; stumbling-block
illimitable
adj. infinite
exclaim
v. cry out suddenly
ornithology
n. study of birds
quizzical
adj. teasing; bantering; mocking; curious
aspire
v. seek to attain; long for
noisome
adj. foul-smelling; unwholesome
implausible
adj. unlikely; unbelievable
censor
n. overseer of morals person the reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks
v. subject (book, writer, news etc) to censorship
retentive
adj. holding; having a good memory
fortuitous
adj. accidental; by chance
assert
v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
asylum
n. place of refuge or shelter protection
checkered
adj. marked by changes in fortune
commodious
adj. spacious and comfortable
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SAT Vocabulary List 13
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Words from SAT Vocabulary List 13
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2013-04-04T06:15:14Z
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