SAT Vocab

Hubris

excessive pride or arrogance

Admonish

to warn or advise firmly

censure

to criticize strongly or officially

parched

dried out from heat or lack of moisture

revoke

to cancel or withdraw officially

scorched

burned or dried out by heat

myriad

countless or extremely large in number

comparable

able to be likened or compared

parry

to war off or deflect, especially in combat

condemn

to express strong disapproval of

fortuitous

happening by chance, often in a luck or beneficial way

defile

to pollute, spoil, or desecrate

meekness

submissiveness, humility

abstemious

moderate in appetite or behavior, self restrained

chasten

to discipline or correct through punishment or criticism

embroil

to involve in conflict or confusion

precipitate

to cause something to happen n suddenly or sooner than expected

larceny

theft of personal property

ratify

to formally approve or confirm

debunk

to expose the falseness or exaggeration of a claim or idea

humility

modesty, a lack of pride or arrogance

porous

having tiny holes that allow liquid or air to pass through

antiquity

ancient times, the distant past

garner

to gather or collect, especially information or support

impermeable

not allowing fluid or substances to pass through