SAT VOCAB C, D, E

Question 1

corroborate

Answer 1

to strengthen, confirm

Question 2

consternation

Answer 2

amazement/dismay that causes confusion

Question 3

contentious

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eager to argue

Question 4

conviction

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strong held belief

Question 5

convivial

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friendly

Question 6

credulity

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gullibility, naive

Question 7

cursory

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hasty, superficial

Question 8

curtail

Answer 8

to shorten; to reduce

Question 9

decorum

Answer 9

good taste

Question 10

deference

Answer 10

willingness to agree

Question 11

degradation

Answer 11

humiliation

Question 12

denizen

Answer 12

inhabitant

Question 13

depose

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to remove from power; to dethrone

Question 14

deprecate

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to protest against

Question 15

derail

Answer 15

to frustrate; to force off track

Question 16

desiccate

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to dry up

Question 17

despondent

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depressed; gloomy

Question 18

diatribe

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bitter/ironic piece of writing

Question 19

diffidence

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shyness

Question 20

dilatory

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delaying; taking one’s time

Question 21

dilettante

Answer 21

someone who loves the arts

Question 22

diminution

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reduction in size

Question 23

discordant

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conflicting; not in agreement

Question 24

disinclination

Answer 24

unwillingess

Question 25

disingenuous

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not truthful; no as it seems

Question 26

disputatious

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controversial; provoking debate (polemical?)

Question 27

disquiet

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to make anxious

Question 28

dissipation

Answer 28

weakening of something

Question 29

distend

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to expand; to swell

Question 30

divisive

Answer 30

splitting into two sides; creating disunity

Question 31

duplicity

Answer 31

hypocritical

Question 32

ebullient

Answer 32

very excited (bull=bubble)

Question 33

edify

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to teach morals

Question 34

efface

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to erase; to wipe out

Question 35

effusive

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excessively emotional/enthusiastic (fuse=to pour)

Question 36

elegy

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poem about death/sadness

Question 37

elicit

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to provoke; to draw out through discussion

Question 38

emend

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to correct

Question 39

eminence

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position of superiority/power

Question 40

encroachment

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interfering with something; going beyond the limits

Question 41

enervate

Answer 41

weak (physical or mental)

ate= to make

enervate = to make weary

Question 42

enmity

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hatred

Question 43

ephemeral

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short-lasting; fleeting

Question 44

equanimity

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calmness; composure

Question 45

equitable

Answer 45

fair; impartial

equi= equal

able=capable of

equitable = capable of equality

Question 46

equivocal

Answer 46

intentionally misleading; ambiguous

Question 47

erudite

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scholarly; academic

Question 48

eschew

Answer 48

to avoid; to shun

Question 49

euphonious

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pleasing to the ear

Question 50

ambivalent

Answer 50

having mixed feelings