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Details Title: English III Vocab Description: Possible SAT vocabulary words Total Flash Cards: 90 Created: 08/16/2004 13:57:08	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term clarity Definition clearness in thought or expression Term cogent Definition convincing; reasonable Term cohesive Definition sticking together Term compelling Definition forceful; urgently demanding attention Term convoluted Definition intricate; complex Term didactic Definition intended to instruct Term dogmatic Definition a stubborn adherence to insufficiently proved beliefs Term effusive Definition unrestrained emotional expression; gushy Term emphatic Definition expressed with emphasis Term florid Definition describing flowery or elaborate speech Term fluid Definition easily flowing Term hackneyed Definition over familiar through overuse; trite Term rapport Definition a relationship of mutual trust or affinity Term adage Definition a wise old saying Term poignant Definition profoundly moving; touching Term abstruse Definition hard to understand Term arduous Definition difficult; painstaking Term futile Definition having no useful purpose Term heinous Definition hatefully evil; abominable Term impede Definition to slow the progress of Term impenetrable Definition incapable of being understood Term dilatory Definition one who habitually delays or is tardy Term enervate Definition to weaken the strength or vitality of Term indolent Definition lazy Term listless Definition lacking energy; lazy Term sedentary Definition not migratory; settled Term soporific Definition causing sleep or sleepiness Term stupor Definition a state of reduced or suspended sensibility Term torpid Definition laziness; inactivity; dullness Term paucity Definition fewness; an extreme lack of Term ebullience Definition intense enthusiasm Term farce Definition an absurdly ridiculous situation Term frenetic Definition wildly excited or active Term garrulous Definition given to excessive, rambling talk Term gratuitous Definition given freely; unearned; unwarranted Term insipid Definition uninteresting; unchallenging Term ponderous Definition extremely dull Term sonorous Definition having or producing sound Term squalor Definition a filthy condition or quality Term superfluous Definition extra; unnecessary Term specious Definition having the ring of truth but actually false Term slander Definition false charges and malicious oral statements or reports about someone Term ruse Definition a crafty trick Term egregious Definition conspicuously bad or offensive Term facetious Definition playfully humorous Term pander Definition to cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses Term propriety Definition appropriateness of behavior Term wry Definition dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony Term lampoon Definition a broad satirical piece; or to broadly satire Term parody Definition an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect Term abdicate Definition to formally give up power Term annihilate Definition to destroy completely Term benevolent Definition kind; generous Term despotic Definition exercising absolute power Term dictatorial Definition domineering; oppressively overbearing Term haughty Definition condescendingly proud; arrogant Term imperious Definition arrogantly domineering or overbearing Term omnipotent Definition all-powerful Term patronizing Definition treating in a condescending manner Term usurp Definition to take power by force Term adamant Definition extremely stubborn Term assiduous Definition hard-working Term conscientious Definition careful and principled Term diligent Definition marked by painstaking effort; hard-working Term dogged Definition stubbornly persevering Term exemplary Definition commendable Term fastidious Definition finicky; overly critical Term intrepid Definition courageous; fearless Term meticulous Definition extremely careful and precise Term obstinate Definition stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action Term tenacity Definition persistent adherence to a belief or a point of view Term milk Definition to draw or extract profit or advantage from Term zealous Definition passionate; extremely interested in pursuring something Term punctilious Definition strictly attentive to minute details; picky Term alleviate Definition to ease a pain or a burden Term asylum Definition a place of retreat or security Term auspicious Definition favorable; looking up Term benign Definition kind and gentle; good hearted Term emollient Definition softening and soothing Term mitigate Definition to make less severe or painful Term mollify Definition to calm or soothe Term sanction Definition to give official authorization or approval Term substantiated Definition supported with proof or evidence; verified Term exculpate Definition to free from guilt or blame Term debunk Definition to expose the falseness of Term deleterious Definition having a harmful effect; injurious Term disingenuous Definition not straightforward; crafty Term disparate Definition fundamentally distinct or different Term fabricated Definition made; concocted in order to deceive Term recalcitrant Definition defiant of authority; stubborn; not easily managed