Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Lesson 14
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monkey1617 on May 1, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 levity | n. lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness |
| ant. of levity | sobriety; somberness |
| hoax | n. a practical joke; a trick |
| amicable | adj. friendly; peaceable |
| ant. of amicable | quarrelsome; warlike |
| obstreperous | adj. aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant |
| ant. of obstreperous | meek; tractable |
| enraptured | adj. delighted beyond measure |
| marital | adj. having to do with marriage |
| ant. of marital | single |
| bask | v. to expose oneself to pleasant warmth |
| genial | adj. friendly; amiable |
| ant. of genial | unfriendly |
| charlatan | n. one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others |
| ant. of charlatan | professional |
| mundane | adj. commonplace; earthly and not spiritual |
| ant. of mundane | unique |
| fickle | adj. likely to change on a whim or without apparant reason |
| ant. of fickle | steadfast |
| juggernaut | n. a terrible destructive or irresistible force |
| naive | adj. simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent |
| ant. of naive | sophisticated; cunning |
| nocturnal | adj. having to do with the night; occuring at night |
| ant. of nocturnal | diurnal |
| novice | n. a beginner; one who is inexperienced |
| ant. of novice | master |
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