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SAT Vocab

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Taciturnreluctant to converse, not expressive or sociable
apathyabnormal absence of feeling or emotion
animosityfeeling of resentment that could lead to violence, hostility, antagonism
audaciousbold, daring, contemptuous of conventional restraints
avarice greed
abstrusedifficult to understand
fortuitoushappening by chance or accident, usually with good results; lucky
dogmaticarrogantly inflexible in insisting upon ones own arbitrary opinions; dictatorial
naivelacking in worldly judgement;simple;childlike; unssuspecting
lamentverbal expression of regret or grief; wailing. to express grief outloud
salubriousbeneficial to health, wholesome
rendto violently tear apart or split into pieces
prodigalwasteful
plethoraa condition of overabundance
torridextremely hot
obliterateto destroyor wipe away
capriciousunpredictable, guided by chance or by sudden flights of fancy
scrupulouscareful to obey moral principles and legal requirements. conscientious
clemencyreduction or elimination of punishment. mildness of weather
contritethoroughly sorry for a wrong doing
charlatanan imposter, quack. someone who pretends to have skills or knowledge he doesn't really possess
fetidfould smelling, stinking, having an offensive odor
ephemerallasting for a very short time
alacritycheerful promptness, quickness
innocuousharmless, unlikely to arouse strong feelings. useless
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving blame
vapidlacking flavor, zest, livliness or spirit. having lost appeal
desecrateto destroy sanctity or beauty of a holy or solemn place, object, event or moment
blatantcompletely obvious in a cheap, offensive way. attracting public notice. noisy in a vulgar manner
innateexsisting within the individual before his birth, rather than developing over time becuase of life experiences
imperviousnot capable of being penetrated, affected of disturbed. not allowing to entrance or passage through
fettera chain or shackle which restrictsmotion. to put on shackles or to restrick motion
ameliorateto make better, improve, relieve or soothe

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