SAT vocab 7

Abate

verb

caused to become smaller or less intense

allocate

verb

distributed resources or duties for a particular purpose

aloof

adj

not friendly or forthcoming, distant, uninvolved, detached

anathema

noun

something or someone that one forcefully (fcking) hates

arbiter

noun

a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter

arcane

adj

understood by a few, mysterious or secret

battery

noun

unlawful act of intentionally hurting someone

boon

noun

smth beneficial or helpful

bourgeois

adj

relating to the middle class (materialism or focus on wealth and status)

brazen

adj

bold and without shame

circuitous

adj

longer than the most direct way

(longer and more complicated than simple and direct way)

solicitous

adj

characterized by or showing concern or interest

cloying

adj

excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, to a sickening degree

coagulate

verb

of a fluid or smth to turn to a solid or semisolid state

enervate

verb

cause someone to be drained of energy and vitality, weaken

equivocal

adj

having many meanings or interpretations, leads to uncertainty

erudite

adj

having or showing great knowledge or learning

abstruse

adj

difficult to understand; obscure

fettered

adj

restrained or shackled in a physical way by chains or manacles

forlorn

adj

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

forsake

verb

renounce or give up, abandon

impregnable

adj

unable to be defeated or destroyed, unbeatable

imputed

verb

to assign or attribute a value, quality or characteristic of smth

inimical

adj

unfriendly hostile(opposed)

veracity

noun

truthfulness or accuracy

wily

adj

skilled at gaining an advantage esp deceitfully, deceivingly, cleverly