Sat Vocab Unit 72

Inerrancy

infallibility

Concordat

formal agreement

Abbreviate

shorten

Enlighten

to instruct, to explain or inform

Scintilla

trace minute amount shred least bit

Lupine

having characteristics of a wolf

Homage

honor tribute great respect

Ignite

kindle light catch fire or set fire to

Languidly

in a slow and relaxed manner

Contemptuous

arrogant showing intolerance

Pertinent

suitable to the point relevant

Oratorio

dramatic poem set to music long musical work with singing but without acting

Chafing

bantering joking

Facile

easy, simple

Motif

theme recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work single or repeated pattern

Diaphanous

very thin and transparent

Restitution

return something to the rightful owner reparation indemnification

Incoherence

lack of clarity

Inquiry

unfairness, injustice

Freight

cargo luggage

Articulate

able to express something well in words

Nip

snip off stop somethings growth or development bite make numb with cold

Fanaticism

excessive zeal extreme devotion to a belief or cause

Grim

causing great fear unrelenting determined in spite of fear

Litter

waste material thrown away

Tome

large volume book

Rig

fix or manipulate dishonestly for personal gain

Qualified

limited, conditional

Indictment

accusation of wrongdoing

Impede

to block or prevent

Self Possession

calmness, self control

Reprieve

let off(at least temporarily)

Retroactive

taking effect before its enactment or imposition

Maxim

a common saying, aphorism

Fait Accompli

an irreversible action

Pedant

scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning

Sentiment

general or underlying feeling

Prattle

to gossip, to talk without meaning

Application

diligent attention diligence

Truculent

stubborn

Reprise

musical repetition repeating of a piece of music

Irrevocable

cannot be taken back or canceled

Evocative

stimulating memories of the past

Stolid

unemotion, stoic

Volatile

explosive tending to change quickly

Cynicism

looking on the black side pessimistic

Ailment

illness

Undertaker

funeral director one whose business is to arrange burials

Bona Fide

genuine, authentic

Defoliate

destroy leaves deprive of leaves