sat unit 7

zeal

enthusiasm; passion; fervor

savant

person of great learning; specialist

farce

ridiculous situation; joke; travesty; charade; silly comedy

deft

skillful; adroit; nimble; dexterous

stout

fat; big; solid; tubby; round; brave

superfluous

unnecessary; extra; surplus

albeit

although; however

requisite

essential; vital; mandatory

erudite

knowledgeable

noisome

stinky; smelly; malodorous; noxious; offensive

assuage

alleviate; lessen; ease; allay

balk

stop and refuse to go further; recoil; cringe; shy away; shirk

reactionary

ultra-conservative; far-right

makeshift

crude; improvised; rough and ready; temporary

odious

hateful; horrible; loathsome; revolting

hyperbolic

marked by exaggeration

schism

division; separation; sharp break; formal division of a church

dialectic

tension or opposition between two interacting forces or elements

edifice

giant structure; monolith; building

inextricable

hopelessly entangled; impossible to get for free

covenant

a promise; agreement; pledge

dichotomy

split

exonerate

vindicate; free from guilt or blame; to clear; to prove innocent

elide

omit; censor out; remove

indifference

unconcerned; uncaring; uninterested; apathetic; unmoved

fledgling

baby bird; hatchling; something new; inexperienced person

recalcitrant

stubborn; headstrong; obstinate; unmanageable; disobedient

foment

instigate; stir up; agitate; set off; spark

rebut

refute; deny; dispute; disprove

injunction

ban; order; command; restriction

canonize

sanctify; bless; to make one a saint; to add to an officially accepted group

denigrate

belittle; disparage; put down; defame; pour scorn on

erudition

sophistication; learning; intellect; scholarship; knowledge

quintessential

classic; standard; archetypal; model; ideal; typical

forbear

refrain; abstain; hold back; be tolerant; be patient

happenstance

chance; something that is completely coincidental; by luck

rife

full of; widespread; common; endemic; prevalent

indigenous

native to a region; original; aboriginal; local

regimented

disciplined; strictly controlled; well organized; tightly controlled

roil

churn; agitate; stir up; shake; create turbulence

innate

natural; instinctive; intrinsic; inherent

aquifer

water table; underground bed or layer of stone yielding water

aboriginal

having existed from the beginning; related to indigenous people of australia

rampant

unrestrained and violent; widespread; rearing on hind legs with forelegs extended

bequeath

to give or leave by a will