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SAT Exam 'Word of the Day' Set 2
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- 1Consequential (adj)Definition: Following as a result or effect; important or significant.
- 2Endorse (verb)Definition: Declare one's public approval or support of.
- 3Demur (verb)Definition: Raise doubts or objections; show reluctance.
- 4Ectoplasm (noun)Definition: An immaterial or ethereal substance, eps. the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
- 5Frolicsome (adj)Definition: Lively and playful.
- 6Hubris (noun)Definition: Excessive pride or self-confidence.
- 7Impugn (verb)Definition: Dispute the truth, validity or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.
- 8Flag (verb)Definition: Mar (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way.
- 9Excise (noun)Definition: A tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities.
- 10Defunct (adj)Definition: No longer existing or functioning.
- 11Arboreal (adj)Definition: (chiefly of animals) living in trees.
- 12Pragmatic (adj)Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
- 13Onerous (adj)Definition: (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.
- 14Myopic (adj)Definition: lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
- 15Mirth (noun)Definition: amusement, esp. as expressed in laughter.
- 16Maverick (noun)Definition: an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
- 17Itinerant (adj)Definition: traveling from place to place.
- 18Inane (adj)Definition: silly; foolish
- 19Affable (adj)Definition: good-natured and easy to talk to.
- 20Arboreal (adj)Definition: (chiefly of animals) living in trees.
- 21Rectitude (noun)Definition: morally correct behavior or thinking.
- 22Repudiate (verb)Definition: refuse to accept or be associated with.
- 23Serene (adj)Definition: calm and untroubled
- 24Strident (adj)Definition: loud and harsh.
- 25Trove (noun)Definition: a store of valuable things.
- 26Serpentine (adj)Definition: of or like a serpent or snake.
- 27Stymie (verb)Definition: prevent or hinder the progress of.
- 28Sycophant (noun)Definition: A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
- 29Transient (adj)Definition: lasting only for a short time.
- 30Vignette (noun)Definition: a brief evocative description or episode.
- 31Affluence (noun)Definition: the state of having a great deal of money.
- 32Arcane (adj)Definition: understood by few.
- 33Deleterious (adj)Definition: causing harm or damage
- 34Disingenuous (adj)Definition: not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
- 35Archaic (adj)Definition: very old or old-fashioned.
- 36Avarice (noun)Definition: extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
- 37Bombast (noun)Definition: high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.
- 38Commandeer (verb)Definition: officially take possession or control of (something), esp. for military purposes.
- 39Convergence (noun)Definition: the process or state of coming together from different directions.
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