SAT Vocabulary Words Part 3 (41-60)

Question 1

Definition: very concerned with details, precise

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meticulous

Question 2

Definition: hard to understand; hidden or remote

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obscure

Question 3

Definition: consuming excessive amounts

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gluttony

Question 4

Definition: picky

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finicky

Question 5

Definition: praise, distinction

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accolade

Question 6

Definition: war-like, hostile

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bellicose

Question 7

Definition: to acquit; pardon

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absolve

Question 8

Definition: to praise openly; praise

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acclaim

Question 9

Definition: undeveloped

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latent

Question 10

Definition: implied, understood, but not expressed directly

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implicit

Question 11

Definition: lacking in importance, trivial

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paltry

Question 12

Definition: to clarify, explain

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elucidate

Question 13

Definition: to criticize severely

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chastise

Question 14

Definition: forerunner or omen

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harbinger

Question 15

Definition: bitterness, spitefulness

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rancor

Question 16

Definition: to corrupt

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defile

Question 17

Definition: the process of splitting apart

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fission

Question 18

Definition: to criticize or punish severely

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castigate

Question 19

Definition: dehydrated, dried out

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parched

Question 20

Definition: to slander or libel

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defame

Questions 20