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Enhance your vocabulary with this comprehensive review covering words from the SAT/ACT exams. Learn definitions and usage for words such as "Piquant," "Desist," "Untenable," and more. Improve your language skills for success on standardized tests.
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UNIT 12 Vocabulary Review SAT/ACT PREP
Piquant • Pleasantly tart-tasting; provocative; stimulating
cordial • Warm and sincere
Desist • To stop
Expedite • To speed up or facilitate progress
timorous • timid
vehement • Urgent, forceful, intense
untenable • indefensible
apocryphal • Of doubtful origin; counterfeit
Bastion • fortress
extol • To praise highly
Evocative • Eliciting; summoning forth, as in memories
blatant • Unpleasantly loud, offensive, or obvious
Certitude • Complete assurance
Levy • To impose, confiscate, or collect (a tax)
tacit • Understood but not put into words
virtuoso • On with masterly, accomplished skill in any field
Err • To make a mistake
Convivial • Sociable, jovial
buoyant • Having the ability to float; cheerful
Rift • A break in friendly relations