SAT Vocab Day 15

nepotism

n. showing favoritism to relatives

loiter

v. to stand about without purpose; to delay

compress

n. a pad of folded cloth for applying pressure, heat, etc.

tenacious

adj. extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive

accede

v. to agree to something

epitome

n. a representative example of a type

amiable

adj. friendly and agreeable; sociable

relish

v. to enjoy

desolate

adj. left alone; lonely; deserted

happy

adj. fortunate; being especially well adapted

arid

adj. dry and barren; not interesting

faze

v. to disturb; to disconnect

repent

v. to feel remorse for a past action

byproduct

n. a side-effect; something produced in the making of something else

refractory

adj. stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

elegy

n. a poem that mourns a death; a composition that resembles a poem in mood

hallmark

n. any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality

rebuff

v. to refuse someone; to reject an offer

perfidious

adj. marked by extreme treachery

impeach

v. to formally charge with wrongdoing; to discredit

desultory

adj. lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

torso

n. the trunk of the human body

cordial

adj. warm and friendly; polite and respectful

intrinsic

adj. relating to the essential nature of a something

unkempt

adj. sloppy; messy; unclean