11th Grade Sat Word List Template Page 8
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10pugnacious
quarrelsome, eager and ready to fight
pulchritude
Beauty; physical appeal.
punctilious
careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
purgation
catharsis, purification
purport
to profess, suppose, claim
quadruped
animal having four feet
quaternary
consisting of or relating to four units or members
quintessence
most typical example; concentrated essence
quixotic
Romantic; whimsical; unrealistic.
quotidian
occurring daily; commonplace
raconteur
witty, skillful storyteller
ratiocination
methodical, logical reasoning
recalcitrant
Headstrong; disobedient; stubborn.
recurrence
repetition
redundancy
unnecessary repetition
refectory
room where meals are served
reminiscence
remembrance of past events
renascent
reborn, coming into being again
resplendent
Dazzling; glorious; intense.
retrospective
review of the past
rococo
very highly ornamented
saccharine
Sugary; syrupy.
sacrosanct
extremely sacred; beyond criticism
salubrious
healthful
scintilla
trace amount
scintillate
to sparkle, flash
scrivener
professional copyist
secede
to withdraw formally from an organization
sectarian
narrow-minded; relating to a group or sect
secular
not specifically pertaining to religion
seismology
science of earthquakes
seminal
relating to the beginning or seeds of something
senescent
aging, growing old
sententious
having a moralizing tone
serendipity
habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance
sinecure
well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
solecism
grammatical mistake
solipsism
belief that oneself is the only reality
somnambulist
sleepwalker
somnolent
drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep
sophist
person good at arguing deviously
spurious
Bogus; false.
staccato
marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds
stupefy
to dull the senses of; stun, astonish
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