SAT 26-50

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indefatigable

tireless, unceasing

deploy

to station or assemble troops or forces in position

codify

to organize something (such as laws or rules) into a system

relent

to become less severe; to give in

loathe

to dislike something greatly

cumbersome

clumsy or difficult to manage

affected

behaving in an artificial way to impress people

skittish

nervous; easily frightened

colloqial

appropriate to spoken, as opposed to written, language; informal

scenario

an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction

drastic

extreme; severe

inept

without skill; absurd or foolish

multifarious

having many different parts or forms; numerous and varied

efficacy

the power to produce the desired effect

dissonant

harsh and disagreeable in sound

brusque

abrupt and curt of manner

ambiance

environment

voluminous

having great size or fullness

vanquish

to defeat, esp. totally

pilfer

to steal a small amount

disdain

a feeling of contempt

reconcile

to make friendly again; to settle a dispute; to make seemingly incompatible things fit together or coexist

banish

to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree

vacillate

to swing back and forth

morose

sour tempered and inclined to be silent