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Vocabulary from the New SAT Vocabulary Lists

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List #2 AP

|Word |Definition |Synonyms |Antonyms |

|Accost |(v) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or |Buttonhole, approach, confront |Evade, avoid, shun |

| |aggressive way | | |

|Animadversion |(n) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval |Rebuke, reproof |Praise, compliment |

|Avid |(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager |Keen, enthusiastic, grasping |Reluctant, indifferent, |

| | | |unenthusiastic |

|Brackish |(adj)having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |Briny saline |Fresh, clear, sweet |

|Celerity |(n0 swiftness, rapidity of motion or action |Promptness, alacrity, speed |Slowness, sluggishness |

| | | |dilatoriness |

|Devious |(adj) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or |Roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, |Direct, straightforward, open, |

| |acting in a shifty or underhanded way |artful |aboveboard |

|Gambit |(n) in chess,...