SAT Vocabulary 27
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- Abyss
- bottomless hole
- Acrid
- caustic, bitter, harsh(relates sometimes to taste and smell)
- Acuity
- shaprness or perception
- Baleful
- destructive, deadly
- Cataclysm
- an event or situation that causes a momentous change
- Catharsis
- a purification or purging of emotions that brings about spiritual renewal
- Dogma
- a system in beliefs or principles
- Ediface
- a very large building
- Enumerate
- to count one by one
- Grate
- to cause irritation
- Inertia
- ressistance to motion or action
- Inordinate
- exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
- Luminous
- shining, full of light
- Maudlin
- overly sentimental
- Novice
- a beginner
- Pique
- resentment, irritation
- Propensity
- preference, natural inclination
- Purse
- to pucker or tighten one's lips
- Refute
- to disprove, to show as erroneous
- Remuneration
- the act of paying for a service, loss, or expense
- Soothsayer
- a person who can predict the future
- Supple
- easily bent, elastic, pliable
- Travail
- difficult labor
- Understate
- to show restraint or lack of emphasis
- Vibrant
- full of life