SAT hit parade 101~200
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| alleviate | to ease a pain or burden |
| amalgam | a combination of diverse elements; a mixture |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| ambivalent | simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain |
| anachronistic | the representation of something as existing or happening in the wrong time period |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| archaic | characteristic of an earlier time; antiquated; old |
| aural | of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing |
| austere | without decoration; strict |
| banal | drearily commonplace; predictable; trite |
| belie | to misrepresent |
| beneficial | producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful |
| bombastic | given to pompous speech or writing |
| cacophony | discordant, unpleasant noise |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| cathartic | relaxing after an emotional outburst |
| clandestine | done secretively, especially to deceive; surreptitious |
| complement | something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection |
| curative | able to heal or cure |
| dearth | scarce supply; lack |
| debacle | disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure; fiasco |
| debilitate | impair the strength of; weaken |
| debunk | to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims |
| dilatory | habitually late |
| diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hardworking |
| dirge | a funeral hymn or lament |
| dubious | doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
| duplicitous | deliberately deceptive |
| ebullience | intense enthusiasm |
| eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles |
| embellish | to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate |
| ephemeral | lasting for only a brief time |
| epitome | a representative or example of a type |
| equivocal | open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous |
| erratic | markedly inconsistent |
| exorbitant | exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness |
| extraneous | irrelevant; inessential |
| exuberant | full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy |
| fabricate | to make up in order to deceive |
| fallacy | a false notion |
| felicitous | admirably suited; apt |
| flag | to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop |
| flagrant | extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable |
| gratuitous | given freely; unearned; unnecessary |
| hackneyed | worn out through overuse; trite |
| impetuous | suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate |
| impetus | an impelling force or stimulus |
| incongruous | lacking in harmony; incompatible |
| ingenuous | lacking in cunning, guile, or wordliness |
| insipid | uninteresting; unchallenging; lacking taste or savor |
| inundate | to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp |
| jaded | worn out; wearied |
| juxtapose | to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast |
| lavish | extravagant |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
| maverick | one who is independent and resists adherence to a group |
| mendacious | lying; untruthful |
| mercenary | motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain (when used as an adjective); a professional soldier (when used as a noun) |
| modicum | a small, moderate, or token amount |
| multifarious | diverse; various |
| multiplicity | state of being various or manifold; a great number |
| novel | fresh; original; new |
| obstinate | stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action |
| onerous | troublesome or oppressive; burdensome |
| opulent | displaying great wealth |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| palliative | relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure |
| paucity | smallness in number, scarcity |
| penchant | a strong inclination or liking |
| portent | indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; omen |
| prescience | knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge; foresight |
| proliferate | to grow or increase rapidly |
| prosaic | unimaginative; dull |
| redolent | fragrant; aromatic; suggestive |
| redundant | needlessly repetitive |
| sonorous | producing a deep or full sound |
| soporific | inducing or tending to induce sleep |
| specious | having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false |
| sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals, having no pattern or order in time |
| squander | to spend wastefully |
| strident | loud, harsh, grating, or shrill |
| subterfuge | a deceptive stratagem or device |
| superfluous | extra; unnecessary |
| surreptitious | secretive; sneaky |
| synergy | combined action or operation |
| tangential | merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant |
| temperate | moderate; restrained |
| temporal | of, relating to, or limited by time |
| tenacity | persistence |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength; shaky |
| therapeutic | having or exhibiting healing powers |
| tumultuous | noisy and disorderly |
| ubiquitous | being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent |
| vacillate | to sway from one side to the other; oscillate |
| vapid | lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull |
| vicarious | felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another |
| vigilant | on the alert; watchful |
| vignette | a short scene or story |
| whimsical | characterized by whim; unpredictable |
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