Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Lesson 15
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monkey1617 on May 15, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 noxious | adj. harmful to the health |
| ant. of noxious | harmless |
| connive | v. to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing |
| chutzpah | n. nerve, audacity |
| ant. of chutzpah | timidity |
| liege | n. a lord, master, or sovereign |
| ant. of liege | commoner; servant |
| odium | n. hatred |
| ant. of odium | love; adoration |
| crass | adj. coarse; tasteless |
| ant. of crass | refined |
| hypercritical | adj. overcritical; too severe in judgement |
| ant. of hypercritical | lax |
| fallacy | n. a mistaken notion; a misconception |
| ant. of fallacy | truth |
| complacent | adj. self-satisfied; smug |
| ant. of complacent | humble |
| befuddle | v. to confuse; to perplex |
| ant. of befuddle | clarify; elucidate |
| pandemonium | n. a wild disorder, noise, or confusion |
| ant. of pandemonium | order; calm |
| parsimonious | adj. excessively thrifty; stingy |
| ant. of parsimonious | extravagant |
| verbose | adj. using more swords than are needed; wordy |
| ant. of verbose | terse; concise; succinct |
| laudable | adj. worthy of praise; commendable |
| ant. of laudable | execrable |
| indiscreet | adj. not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action |
| ant. of indiscreet | prudent |
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