Power Plus for the New SAT Book 2 Unit 3 flashcards

English	Latin
noxious	adj. harmful to the health
connive	v. to cooperate secretly in a wrongdoing
chutzpah	n. nerve; audacity
liege	n. a lord, master, or sovereign
odium	n. hatred
crass	adj. coarse; tasteless
hypercritical	adj. overcritical; too severe in judgment
fallacy	n. a mistaken notion; a misconception
complacent	adj. self-satisfied, smug
befuddle	v. to confuse; to perplex
pandemonium	n. a wild disorder, noise, or confusion
parsimonious	adj. excessively thrifty; stingy
verbose	adj. using more words than are needed; wordy
laudable	worthy of praise; commendable
indiscreet	adj. not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action
pique	v. to cause resentment; to provoke
linguistics	n. the scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language
plebeian	n. a commoner; one from the lower class
precocious	adj. showing early development, especially mental
predatory	adj. inclined to prey on others
prowess	adj. superior skill or ability
pugnacious	adj. eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
purloin	v. to steal
pusillanimous	adj. cowardly; fearful
quell	v. to put an end to; to allay or quiet
quixotic	adj. very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions
rabble	n. a disorderly crowd, a mob
rabid	adj. raging; fanatical
raconteur	n. a person skilled at telling stories
vindictive	adj. seeking revenge
circumspect	careful; heedful; attentive to all points
zephyr	a gentle breeze (sometimes specifically the West Wind
renegade	one who deserts one side in favor of another; traitor; outlaw
retribution	something justly deserved, especially a punishment
hurtle	to move or to fling swiftly and with great force
scourge	a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune
caustic	biting; stingingly sharp or sarcastic
taciturn	not fond of talking; usually silent
agnostic	one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven
terse	breif and to the point
uncanny	weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre`
exodus	mass departure or emigration
penitent	remorseful; sorry for having done wrong
vindicate	to clear of suspicion or accusations
raillery	good-humored ridicule or teasing
impregnable	adj. not able to be conquered; impenetrable
xenophobia	adj. n intense dislike or fear of strangers or foreigners
inherent	adj. essential; firmly established by nature or habit
irreverent	adj. disrespectful
subjugate	v. to dominate, conquer, or bring under control
expedite	v. to increase the rate of progress; to speed up a process.
filibuster	v. to block a bill from becoming law by speaking at length against it
pristine	adj. pure; completely clean and uncontaminated
pithy	adj. full of meaning; concise
invective	n. an insult or abuse in speech
prodigal	adj. reckless, wasteful, and extravagant
torpid	adj. losing motion, feeling, or power; lacking in energy
tenuous	adj. not dense or thick; having little substance
discordant	adj. being in disagreement
pliable	adj. easily bent or flexible
mellifluous	adj. having a rich, smooth, flowing sound/syn:harmonious ant:strident; discordant
epicurean	(adj.) taking pleasure in food and drink / syn: hedonistic; gourmet
oeuvre	adj. the complete work of an artist, composer, or writer/ syn: cannon
arbiter	n. a person with the ability to resolve a disagreement; a judge
verdant	adj. fresh and green, referring to plant life/syn: lush ant: arid; sere
vagary	adj. unpredictable action or behavior syn: whim; caprice
vacuous	adj. lacking intelligence syn: empty-headed/ ant: brilliant;shrewd
attrition	n. a wearing down over time syn: erosion /ant: buildup; accretion
archetype	n. a prototype or original model syn:model / ant: product
approbation	n. formal approval of an act syn:authorization/ ant:disapproval; approbrium
burgeon	v. to grow, expand, or bloom syn:swell/ ant:shrink; diminish
commensurate	adj. an equal measure; corresponding in size and measurement/syn: comparable/ant: unequal
confluence	n. a meeting or gathering together syn: convergence; concourse/ant:divergence
coup	n. a surprising, brilliant, and usually successful act/ syn: plot
secular	adj. not spiritual or religious; worldly syn:earthly/ ant: religious
insouciant	adj. not concerned; free from care syn/nonchalant ant/worried
static	adj. without force or movement; stationary; syn/immobile;inert ant/dynamic
stipulate	v. to specify a required part of an agreement syn/ require
zeitgeist	n. the general spirit of the time
proliferate	v. to grow or reproduce rapidly syn/multiply ant/diminish
tenet	n. a belief or principle held to be true syn/cornerstone; creed
ruminate	v. to think deeply or repeatedly syn/ponder; reflect
vigilant	adj. alert at all times; watchful syn/alert ant/ oblivious
dissident	n. someone who disagrees syn/ renegade ant/supporter
petulant	adj. rude in speech or behavior; peevish syn/contemptuous
derivative	not the original; coming from another source syn/offspring; brance
accolade	n. an award; an honor syn/kudos;recognition ant/approbrium
demur	v. to disapprove or to take exception syn/object; disagree ant/agree; acquiesce
limpid	(adj) clear, transparent; readily understood ant/murky
invidious	adj. tending to cause discontent, harm, or resentment; offensively unfair syn/malilcious ant/conciliatory
august	adj. marked by grandeur and awe syn: regal; magnificent ant:pedestrian; common
ancillary	adj. subsidary; providing assistance
semblance	n. an outward likeness in form or appearance syn: similarity; copy
autodidact	n. a self-taught person syn: self -made
asinine	adj. exhibiting poor judgment or intelligence syn: foolish; boorish ant:sagacious
albeit	although; even though
conduit	n. a means by which something is transmitted syn: channel
philatelist	n. one who collects stamps
indefatigable	adj. tireless, incapable of being fatigued ant: exhausted
martyr	n. one who suffers or sacrifices for a cause
indiscretion	n. a minor misdeed syn: pecadillo; transgression
osmosis	n. a gradual, often unconscious, process of absorption
picayune	adj. of very little value; trivial syn: worthless; cheap ant: valuable
dossier	n.a file of detailed information on a person or subject syn: a record
behest	n. a command or urgent request syn: demand