English SAT Set 8

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25 Terms

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Profound

Deep; insightful (the opposite of superficial)

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Ironic

Satiric; unexpected

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Dogmatic

Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that something is beyond dispute

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Condone

To overlook; to permit to happen

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Dissent

Disagreement

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Volition

Will; conscious choice

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Voluntary

Willing; unforced

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Didactic

Instructive; intended to instruct

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Disparate

Different; incompatible

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Disparage

To belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

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Ephemeral

Short-lived; fleeting; not lasting

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Compliant

Yielding; submissive

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Prosaic

Dull; unimaginative; like prose

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Profuse

Flowing; extravagant

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Expedient

Providing an immediate advantage; serving one’s immediate self-interest

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Fastidious

Meticulous; demanding

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Belligerent

Combative; quarrelsome; waging war

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Astute

Perceptive; intelligent

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Languish

To become weak, listless, or depressed

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Censure

To condemn severely for doing something bad

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Stagnation

Motionless; inactivity

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Mitigate

To lessen the severity of something

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Reprehensible

Worthy of blame or censure

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Engender

To create; to produce

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Exemplary

Outstanding; setting a good example

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