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SAT Vocab Review 5

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relentless - adj. unyielding, harsh, without pity "How often have we heard candidates for public office promise that they will be tough and relentless in fighting organized crime."ghghghghgh
squander - v. to spend foolishly, waste "Since you worked so hard and long for the money you earned, it's doubly foolish to squander it on things you don't really want or need."ghghghghghg
brevity - n. shortness "In saying that brevity is the soul of wit, Shakespeare was reminding comedians to keep their jokes short and snappy."ghghghghghg
proponent - n. one who puts forward a proposal, one who supports a cause or belief "The program features a debate between proponents of gun control and crtics of legislation restricting ownership of firearms."ghghghghghg
exorbitant - adj. unreasonably high, excessive "After that exorbitant charge for a simple oil change, I will never deal with Smith's Garage again."ghghghghghgh
demure - adj. sober or serious in manner, modest "The assertive heroines portrayed in many TV programs are a far cry from the demure young ladies depicted in the 19th century novels."hghghghghghg
subversivehghghghgh
temperatexghghghghgh
vagrantxghghghg
inundate - v. to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size "The people living in the valley will have to leave their homes because the area will be inundated when a new dam is constructed across the lake."xhghghghgh
tiradexghghghghgh
assimilate - v. to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully "It takes many long hours of study to assimilate all the technical information you need to become a computer programmer."xghghghghgh
incineratexghghghghg
catalystxhghghghgh
succumbxghghghghg
paramountxhghghghgh
pompousxghghghgh
altercationxghghghgh
tersexghghghg
spuriousxhghghghgh


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