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SAT Vocabulary — Group 19
Batch 19 of SAT vocabulary words.
Ruling or behaving with cruel and unjust use of power over others.
Existing beyond what is openly admitted or stated, especially a hidden motive.
Excessively smooth, flattering, and insincere in a way that feels oily or slick.
To move with a smooth, wave-like rising and falling motion.
Something unfettered operates with complete freedom, unbound by any rule, chain, or limitation.
To criticize or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
An urbane person carries themselves with graceful confidence and charm, especially in refined social settings.
Dull and uninteresting because it lacks energy, flavor, or original thought.
A venal official or person can be persuaded to act dishonestly whenever enough money changes hands.
Using more words than needed; wordy.
A verdant landscape is rich with thriving green plants and grass, suggesting freshness and fertility.
To vex someone is to cause them persistent irritation or mild distress.
To speak about someone in a harshly critical way that damages their reputation.
Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially from calm to dangerous.
To gradually become smaller, weaker, or less important over time.
Deliberately careless or unrestrained, especially in causing harm without any real justification.
A wry remark or smile conveys clever, understated amusement, often tinged with irony or mild mockery.
To join two things closely together, especially so that one is bound to or burdened by the other.
The highest point or peak that something reaches, especially of success or power.
A soft, gentle breeze.
Something noisome is so offensive to the senses, especially smell, that it repels anyone nearby.
Widely known for something bad or undesirable.
Something odious provokes strong feelings of disgust or hatred because it is morally offensive or repulsive.
Extremely agitated, anxious, or emotionally excited, or excessively elaborate.
Overly bold or confident in a way that oversteps proper limits, without the right or permission to do so.