Flashcards: SAT Vocab p. 390
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coffeebean469 on October 2, 2010
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This corresponds to p. 390 of the CollegeBoard's second edition SAT prep book.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 foresight | the ability to see ahead, anticipate, or predict |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesickness |
| folly | foolish or senseless behavior |
| despair | the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well |
| artistry | creative skill or ability |
| intricate | complicated; having many related details or parts |
| candid | completely honest, straightforward |
| ostentatious | intended to attract notice and impress others |
| fictional | not real or true, existing only in stories |
| convoluted | extremely complex and difficult to follow |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| bombastic | using high-sounding but meaningless language |
| loquacious | talkative, wordy; fond of talking |
| dispassionate | calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings |
| decorous | well behaved, dignified, socially proper |
| intuitive | instinctive, untaught |
| deliberate | carefully thought out in advance (adj) |
| instinctive | done without thinking |
| mitigated | made less severe or intense |
| jingoism | fanatical patriotism |
| ossified | become fixed and rigid |
| bureaucratization | government increasingly operated through a body of trained officials who follow a set of regular rules and procedures |
| politicized | made poltical; made partisan |
| innovation | something new |
| venerable | worthy of respect |
| legislation | law |