SAT List 17

Sally M.
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  1. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  2. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  3. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  4. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  5. pomp
    cheap or pretentious or vain display
  6. porous
    full of holes
  7. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  8. dilatory
    wasting time
  9. contemporaneous
    occurring in the same period of time
  10. pigment
    dry coloring material
  11. bard
    a lyric poet
  12. sprout
    produce buds or branches; germinate
  13. emissary
    someone sent to represent another's interests
  14. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  15. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  16. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
  17. rebate
    a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
  18. grudging
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  19. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  20. remunerate
    make payment to; compensate
  21. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
Created on Sun Dec 23 00:26:20 EST 2012 (updated Thu Dec 27 23:55:16 EST 2012)

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