Quizlet First Choice SAT Vocab Flashcards Set 2

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  1. Abdicate: give up, resign, as to abdicate a throne
  2. Aberration: a departure from what is normal or typical
  3. Abhor: to dislike intensely, loathe, despise
  4. Acrid: unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor
  5. Acrimonious: full of spite, bitter, nasty
  6. Acuity: keenness of perception
  7. Acumen: mental sharpness
  8. Acute: a sharp angle, very keen
  9. Affluent: to flow in abundance, wealthy
  10. Amiable: friendly, affable
  11. Amicable: Pleasant, friendly
  12. Amity: peaceful, friendly relations
  13. Antipathy: feeling against someone or something, dislike
  14. Benediction: to say or speak well of , hence a blessing
  15. Benefactor: one who has given help, especially financial
  16. Benevolent: an inclination to do good, kindliness
  17. Benign: good natured, kindly, favorable, not malignant
  18. Complacent: to be so calm as to be self-satisfied, smug
  19. Confluence: to flow together, convergence
  20. Diffident: lack of faith in oneself, lack of confidence
  21. Egregious: out of the group, outstandingly bad
  22. Elucidate: to make clear, clarify
  23. Empathy: feeling the same thing as someone else
  24. Exacerbate: to sharpen or aggravate a conflict, inflame
  25. Fidelity: loyalty, faithfulness
  26. Gregarious: enjoying the company of groups, affable
  27. Implacable: incapable of being calmed, relentless
  28. Infidelity: unfaithfulness
  29. Lucid: clear, readily understood
  30. MIsanthrope: a person who hates or distrusts mankind
  31. Malediction: to say bad things, a curse
  32. Malefactor: an evildoer or criminal
  33. Malevolent: to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
  34. Malignant: having an evil influence, very harmful
  35. Miscreant: one who behaves criminally, an evildoer, a malefactor
  36. Misnomer: wrong name
  37. Pellucid: very clear, transparent
  38. Perfidious: treacherous, untrustworthy
  39. Placate: to calm the anger of
  40. Segregate: separating into different groups
  41. Supercilious: thinking you are abov e others, arrogant, haughty
  42. Superfluous: to flow above, hence exceeding what is necessary
  43. Supersede: replace, take the place of
  44. Translucent: permitting the passage of light
  45. Untenable: that which cannot be defended