Second set of 100 SAT words

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Disseminate: verb: to pass something out
Sordid: adjective: morally degraded; filthy
Proffer: verb: to offer
Blatant: adjective: in your face offensive
Ruminate: verb: to meditate or think deeply about something
Flag: verb: to become weak
Rusticate: verb: to vacation
Docile: adjective: manageable; easy to handle
Pristine: adjective: pure; clean; like new
Crop: verb: to clip; to cut
Synopsis: noun: an outline or a summary
Anachronism: noun: something out of place; in the wrong time period
Intangible: adjective: something you can’t touch
Scintillating: adjective: glowing; gleaming
Corpulent: adjective: fat
Besiege: verb: to surround something; to attempt to take something over
Polyglot: adjective: speaking or having several languages
Trepidation: noun: fear; reluctance
Garrulous: adjective: extremely talkative
Anathema: noun: curse
Estrange: noun: to alienate; to turn away
Insidious: adjective: wicked
Languish: verb: to suffer or to weaken
Didactic: adjective: educational
Ambiance: noun: atmosphere; mood
Reproach: verb: to blame
Gregarious: adjective: enjoys the company of others; sociable
Quell: verb: to suppress; to pacify; to calm
Allocate: verb: to set apart; to allot; to set aside
Saccharine: adjective: overly sweet; artificially sweet; not real
Rummage: verb: to hunt; to search
Vent: verb: to relieve; to get something off your chest
Anecdote: noun: short story; brief narrative
Antidote: noun: something to heal or counteract a poison
Maul: verb: to tear; to attack
Porcine: adjective: piglike; like a swine or pig
Disengage: verb: to release; to free
Postprandial: adjective: after dinner; after a meal
Amalgamate: verb: to mix or blend together
Buffoon: noun: clown; fool
Gravitate: verb: to be attracted to something
Potable: adjective: fit to drink
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Amenity: noun: refinement; pleasantness; a nice thing to have
Fulgent: adjective: shining; brilliant
Drudgery: noun: tedious work; menial work; work without much meaning
Rotund: adjective: corpulent; stout; heavy; fat
Kinetic: adjective: moving; mobile
Quip: noun: joke
Ambrosia: noun: food of the gods; especially delicious food
Sinuous: adjective: winding; curving
Infringe: verb: to violate; to trespass
Ovine: adjective: sheeplike; easily led
Reverberate: verb: to echo; to resound
Burnish: verb: to polish; to make shine
Connive: verb: to plot; to scheme
Jargon: noun: specific language for a profession
Dulcet: adjective: musical or melodious sounding
Inclement: adjective: rainy or storm
Plenary: adjective: full; entire
Breach: verb: to break through; to open
Metamorphosis: noun: a complete change; transformation
Aggrieve: verb: to mistreat; to abuse
Garner: verb: to gather; to collect
Swathe: verb: to wrap; to bind
Elegy: noun: sad mournful poem
Misconstrue: verb: to misunderstand; to misinterpret
Effervescent: adjective: bubbling; enthusiastic
Terse: adjective: to the point
Rouse: verb: to stimulate; to awaken
Coquet: noun: a flirt
Regale: verb: to honor; to entertain
Swath: noun: track; path
Eclipse: verb: obscure; to darken
Dowdy: adjective: shabby; old fashioned
Friable: adjective: brittle: easy to crumble
Befuddle: verb: to confuse; to muddle;
Hone: verb: to sharpen; to whet
Disheveled: adjective: unkempt; disorderly
Putrid: adjective: rotten; decaying
Fraught: adjective: full of; charged
Clandestine: adjective: secret; covert
Bilk: verb: to cheat someone
Harp: verb: to stay on one topic; not let something go
Coiffure: noun: hairdo; hairstyle
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Outmoded: adjective: out of fashion; obsolete
Mesmerize: verb: to hypnotize; to stupefy
Bivouac: verb: to camp
Drone: verb: to buzz
Candor: noun: honesty
Guffaw: verb: hoarse laugh; belly laugh
Void: verb: to cancel something
Charisma: noun: special charm; personal magnetism
Blithe: adjective: cheerful; devil-may-care; not a care in the world
Ingenuous: adjective: sincere; genuine
Bohemian: adjective: uncommon; not normal; out there
Sullen: adjective: morose; sad; resentful
Hallowed: adjective: sacred; holy
Mendicant: noun: beggar; supplicatory
Rue: verb: to regret; to grieve
Dormant: adjective: asleep
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