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SAT Vocabulary
1Covert (adj.)
- Having the tendency to erode or eat away
- Learned
- Secretly engaged in
- Deserving blame
2Emend (v.)
- To obtain, acquire
- To bring forth, evoke
- To correct or revise a written text
- To lay down a rule
3Devious (adj.)
- Showing respect for another's authority
- Hard to comprehend
- Ligh,airy,transparent
- Not straightforward,deceitful
4Curtail (v.)
- To lessen,reduce
- To lower the status or stature of something
- To nurtrue,improve,refine
- To criticize publicly
5Convene (v.)
- To imitate
- To make up,invent
- To support with evidnce
- To call together
6Cordial (adj.)
- Showing respect for another's authority
- Skillful,capable
- Incorrect,misleading
- Warm,affectionate
7Dissuade (v.)
- To ruin or injure something's appearance
- To persuade someone not to do something
- To forcibly restrict
- To make an appropriate payment for something
8Deface (v.)
- To make unclean,impure
- To call together
- To postpone something
- To ruin or injure something's appearance
9Debunk (v.)
- To shun,avoid
- To fill with love
- To expose the falseness of something
- To weigh down,burden
10Cunning (adj.)
- Sly,clever at being deceitful
- Intentional, reflecting careful consideration
- Soothing
- Quiet,modest,reserved
11Elucidate (v.)
- To steal money
- To clarify, explain
- To decorate, adorn
- To evade, escape
12Corroborate (v.)
- To reveal something secret
- To spread widely
- To disagree
- To support with evidence
13Daunting (adj.)
- Elated,uplifted
- Fleeting,momentary
- Understood by only a select few
- Intimidating,causing one to lose courage
14Egregious (adj.)
- Extremely bad
- Bubbly,lively
- Complex,detailed,intricate
- Effective
15Despondent (adj.)
- Shy,excessivsly timid
- Rich,wealthy
- Feeling depressed,discourage,hopeless
- Taken directly from a source,unoriginal
16Fabricate (v.)
- To obliterate
- To praise
- to make amends
- To make up, invent
17Dynamic (adj.)
- Stern, joyless
- asleep or temporarily active
- Including everything
- Actively changing ;powerful
18Disclose (v.)
- To deny knowledge of the responsibility for
- To perceive ,detect
- To reveal, make public
- To stop , block abruptly
19Disseminate (v.)
- To spread widely
- To swell out
- To be in decisive
- To disappear
20Deliberate (adj.)
- intentional, reflecting careful consideration
- to criticize
- to hand over responsibility
- quiet, modest
21Deferential (adj.)
- Feeling depressed,discourage, hopeless
- Abandoned,run-down
- No longer used or existing
- Showing respect for another's authority
22Delegate (v.)
- To hand over responsibility for something
- To feel or express sorrow,disapproval
- To criticize publicly
- To belittle,diminish the opinion of
23Emulate (v.)
- To imitate
- To weigh down
- To fascinate
- To express emotion
24Excursion (n.)
- a trip or outing
- Subatances that dissolve other substances
- The wall of a building
- The lowest point of something
25Diligent (adj.)
- Small or miniature
- Distressed , wronged, injured
- Showing care in doing one's work
- Tending to delay , causing delay
26Elated (adj.)
- Overjoyed,thrilled
- Forceful,demanding attention
- To complete
- Corresponding in size or amount
27Denounce (v.)
- To distribute,set aside
- To feel or show deep affection toward something
- To soothe,ease,put to rest
- To criticize publicly