Sat Vocab Unit 98

Tentative

uncertain hesitant

Quagmire

bog marsh soft, wet

Hodgepodge

strange mixture

Sly

clever in deceiving secretive not telling ones intentions

Picaresque

pertaining to rogues in literature

Shackle

chain fetter confine with shackles

Snub

ignore or behave coldly toward

Sanguinary

bloody with much bloodshed

Waft

move gently by wind or waves

Eloquence

expressiveness persuasive speech

Unassuaged

unsatisfied not soothed

Succumbing

giving in to falling under the influence of

Pedigree

ancestry lineage

Prolific

producing a lot

Forfeit

something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract

Efface

to wipe out, to erase

Abominate

loathe hate

Peroration

conclusion of an oration perorating

Solidarity

mutual agreement and support

Bowdlerize

expurgate

Rout

complete disaster or failure

Eccentric

strange, quirky

Stupor

lack of energy

Nettled

annoyed, irked

Arresenal

storage place for military equipment

Impugned

challenged attacked in words

Proficiency

competence, skill

Inductive

pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

Repugnant

disgusting, offensive

Ephemeral

temporary, transient

Demagogue

leader who anger or incites people for his own purpose

Hygiene

cleanliness

Diabolical

devilish, evil

Hortatory

encouraging exhortative marked by exhortation

Viviparous

giving live birth

Candor

frankness open honesty

Loqu

talk

Aboriginal

indigenous, native

Acclivity

sharp upslope of a hill

Roster

roll call, a list of names

Denomination

religious group unit i na system name or designation

Decimation

extensive destruction

Estrangement

separation

Concentric

having a common center

Devoid

empty of

Connive

to plot in secret, to scheme

Barrister

counselor at law in the higher court of law

Blackball

vote against, ostracize

Dart

move or throw suddenly and quickly

Abashed

shy, embarrassed