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Details Title: SAT #1 Description: sat words Total Flash Cards: 41 Created: 01/02/2004 10:05:30	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 bolster Definition to support; to reinforce Term bombast Definition speeck or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous Term brevity Definition briefness, conciseness Term bumptious Definition pushy, obnoxiously self-assertive Term cacophony Definition a collection of sounds or voices that dont blend well; harshness of sound Term cajole Definition to fool with flattery or falso promises; coax; deceive Term candor Definition honesty; frankness Term candor Definition honesty; frankness Term capacious Definition large; roomy; spacious Term capitulate Definition surrender; yield Term capricious Definition unpredictable Term castigate Definition scold, punish Term caustic Definition burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm Term celerity Definition speed Term censure Definition to criticize Term chasten Definition punish, discipline; castigate Term chastise Definition scold; punish; castigate Term choler Definition anger Term circumscribe Definition draw a line around; define limits; confine; restrict Term circumspect Definition cautious Term clemency Definition mercy Term cloister Definition secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a plce of seclusion Term coalesce Definition unite, grow together Term coerce Definition to force someone by threatening or physically overpoweing him Term complacent Definition self-satisfied; unconcerned Term compliant Definition to change your behavior at someone else's request; conforming; obeying; yielding Term composure Definition calmness; equanimity Term concede Definition admit reluctantly; yield Term concise Definition short and to the point; terse Term concur Definition agree Term condone Definition to overlook, excuse, or pardon Term confound Definition to mix up (in your own mind); or , to confuse someone else Term consonance Definition a blending of sounds or opiniouns; harmony; agreement Term consummate Definition to complete or make whole Term contend Definition to argue a point or position; or , to struggle for Term contingent Definition dependent upon their circumstances; conditional Term contract Definition squeeze together; shrink Term contrite Definition sorry; penitent Term conundrum Definition riddle; mystery Term converge Definition riddle; mystery Term conviction Definition an opinion that is strongly held