SAT Vocab "Flattery will get you nowhere" & "Overkill"
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cajole | to urge with repeated attempts by teasing or flattery |
| chicanery | trickery |
| obsequious | to suck up |
| sycophant | insincere, fake flattery |
| bombastic | prone to pompous speeach or writing: full of one's self |
| ebullience | intense enthusiasm or excitement |
| exorbitant | over the top, exceeding all bounds |
| exurberant | same as ebullience: filled with intense excitement or joy |
| embellish | to decorate something or to exaggerate a story |
| flagrant | noticable, deliberately shocking |
| gratuitous | unearned, unnecessary |
| lavish | extravagant, rich, expensive |
| lugubrious | gloomy, dismal, mournful |
| opulent | displaying great wealth |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| penchant | a stong liking |
| redundant | repetitive, needless repeating |
| ubiquitous | seeming to be everywhere at the same time |
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