SAT vocab McGraw Hills 2012 Unit 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pedantic | showy about knowledge |
| grandiose | prententious; ridiculously exxaggerated |
| bombastic | pompous; using inflated language |
| braggart | one who boasts; a showoff |
| ostentatious | showy; pretentious |
| pompous | possessing excessive self-esteem; pretentious |
| swagger | to walk or strut in an arrogant manner |
| lofty | haughty; overly proud |
| garish | flashy; loud |
| ornate | overly decorated |
| opulence | luxuriousness |
| pretentious | ostentatious |
| baroque | extravagantly ornate and covoluted in style |
| dogged | determined; unwilling to give up |
| inexorable | relentless |
| obstinate | stubborness |
| intransigent | uncompromising |
| contentious | quarrelsome. |
| pertinacity | stubbornness |
| steadfast | unchanging; unswerving |
| reclacitrant | stubbornly rebellious |
| tenacious | hold firmly; presistent |
| disputatious | inclined to arguing |
| obdurable | intractable; not easily presuaded |
| intractable | hard to manage; stubborn |
| adamant | refusing to yield |
| litigious | prone to bringing lawsuits |
| adroit | dexterous; skillful |
| unerring | committing no mistakes; perfect |
| adept | highly skilled |
| aptitude | a natural ability; intellignece |
| paragon | a model of excellence; perfection |
| deft | adroit; skillful |
| preeminent | outstanding |
| expertise | knowledge or skill in a particular area |
| discerning | showing good judgment or keen insight |
| agility | nimbleness |
| consummate | perfect in every respect |
| dexterous | skillful with the hands |
| impeccable | flawless |
| precocious | unusually advanced or mature in development |
| nefarious | wicked; sinful |
| repugnant | offesive; repulsive |
| infamous | famous for bad deeds; notorious |
| odious | worthy of dislike; arousing feelings of dislike |
| malevolent | wishing harm to others; evil |
| malefactor | an evildoer |
| abominable | loathsome; unpleasant |
| avarice | extreme greed |
| bigotry | intolerance towards those who are different |
| hypocrite | one who says one thing but does another |
| miserly | lacking generosity |
| inimical | unfriendly |
| curmudgeon | a cranky person |
| misanthrope | one who hates humankind |
| perfidy | deliberate breach of trust; treachery |
| charlatan | a fraud; quack |
| ruse | a crafty scheme |
| subterfuge | a scheme; an attempt to decieve |
| dupe | one who is easily decieved |
| pilfer | to steal |
| swindle | to cheat |
| gullible | easily decieved |
| embezzle | to steal money from one's employer |
| machination | a crafty scheme |
| bilk | to cheat, to swindle |
| larceny | theft |
| filch | to steal |
| fleece | to defraud of money; to swindle |
| hedonist | a pleasure seeker |
| ascetic | one who lives a holy life of self-denial |
| anarchist | one who opposes all political authority |
| pacifist | an individual who is opposed all political authority |
| atheist | one who does not believe that god exist |
| nihilist | one who rejects moral distinction and knowable |
| despot | a tyrant; one who rules opressively |
| narcissant | one in love with his/her own image |
| zealot | one who engages passionately in a cause |
| sybarite | an individual who seeks luxury |
| pessimist | an individual who focuses on the negative side of a situation |
| optimist | one who focuses on the positive side of a situation |
| fanatic | one who shows extreme enthusiasm for cause |
| vindicate | to clear from blame |
| assuage | to soothe anger or pain; to satisfy a hunger |
| mollify | to soothe the anger of |
| exonerate | to clear from accusation |
| placate | to soothe; to mollify |
| exculpate | to free from blame |
| anesthetic | something that reduces sensation |
| pacify | to soothe the agitation or anger of |
| invigorate | to energize |
| alleviate | to relieve |
| emollient | a substance that softens |
| absolve | to pardon |
| placid | peaceful; calm |
| mitigate | to make less severe; to lessen that force of |
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