Set: SAT words in Princeton Review 2009: part 2

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byzantine <BIZ un teen> adj. extremely complicated or devious
cantankerous <kan TANK er us> adj. ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreaable
contentious <kun TEN shus> adj. quarrelsome
deleterious <del uh TER ee us> adj. having a harmful effect
exacerbate <eg ZA ser bayt> to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
flippant <FLIP ent> adj. disrespectfully humurous or casual
insolent <IN suh lint> adj. insulting in manner or speech
nefarious <nuh FAYR ee us> adj. flagrantly wicked; vicious
pernicious <per NISH us> adj. extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly
rancorous <RANK er us> adj. marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will
repugnant <ree PUG nent> adj. arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive
tawdry <TAW dree> adj. guady and cheap
arboreal <ar BOR ee ul> adj. relating to resembling a tree or trees
invocation <in vo KAY shun> n. a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration
stratify <STRAT i fy> v. to layer or seperate into laters
variegated <VAR ee ih gay tid> adj. having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored
verdant <VUR dent> adj. green with vegetation

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Created August 5, 2008
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  1. verdant → <VUR dent> adj. green with vegetation - 2 misses
  2. cantankerous → <kan TANK er us> adj. ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreaable - 1 miss
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  4. exacerbate → <eg ZA ser bayt> to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate - 1 miss
  5. contentious → <kun TEN shus> adj. quarrelsome - 1 miss
  6. deleterious → <del uh TER ee us> adj. having a harmful effect - 1 miss
  7. invocation → <in vo KAY shun> n. a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration - 1 miss