SAT vocab words 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ambivalent | uncertain or unable to decide |
| ambiguous | having more than one possible meaning |
| Plunder | goods or money obtained by force or theft |
| lithe | bending easily and gracefully |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression |
| epithet | any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| ravenous | Hunger for food or wealth |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| stoic | showing no emotion |
| maudlin | self-pitying |
| denounce | to accuse or inform publicly |
| justify | show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for |
| accolade | ..., award of merit; strong praise and approval |
| allusion | ..., a reference to another work of literature, person, or event |
| ambivalence | ..., mixed feelings or emotions |
| analogy | ..., drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect |
| anecdote | ..., short story of an amusing or interesting event |
| anomalous | ..., abnormal; irregular |
| apparition | ..., the appearance of a ghostlike figure |
| aspersion | ..., an abusive attack on a person's character or good name |
| belligerence | ..., aggressiveness, combativeness |
| bombastic | ..., pompous in speech and manner |
| candid | ..., openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness |
| capricious | ...,, impulsive and unpredictable |
| cherished | ..., beloved; valued |
| cliche | ..., a worn-out idea or overused expression |
| conception | ..., an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
| convoluted | ..., intricate; complex |
| credence | ...,, belief, mental acceptance |
| epitomizes | ..., acts as an example of |
| meager | ..., lacking in quantity or quality |
| paradox | ..., a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
| resilient | ..., quick to recover |
| contradict | deny the truth of |
| inevitable | an unavoidable event |
| reconciliation | a settlement of controversity or disagreement |
| flamboyant | richly and brilliantly colorful |
| scrutinizing | to examine closely or critically |
| undermining | to weaken or destroy secretly, weakening, injuring, or impairing |
| exhibit | to show, make visible or apparent |
| hoard | stockpile; accumulate for future use |
| tranquil | free from disturbance |
| elephantine | of great mass |
| diminutive | Very small |
| prosaic | not challenging |
| judicious | proceeding from good sense or judgment |
| gratuitous | unnecessary and unwarranted |
| unfettered | free, unrestrained |
| emphatic | spoken with emphasis |
| stimulus | something that causes a response |
| inquiry | a request for information |
| foster | help develop, help grow |
| obsequious | Overly submissive and eager to please |
| recalcitrant | marked by stubborn resistance to authority |
| misanthropic | characterized by hatred or scorn for people |
| sanguine | confidently optimistic and cheerful |
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