- beneficial: helpful
- burgeon: to grow and flourish
- cacophony: discordant; unpleasant noise
- conspicuous: obvious
- distend: to expand from internal pressure
- euphemism: mild or vague substitute for harsh or offensive term
- exacerbate: to increase the severity of, aggratave
- expidient: convenient; speedy
- jaded: wearied
- lugubrious: mounrful, esp. to an exaggerated degree
- multiplicity: variety, great number
- obstinate: stubborn
- pedantic: concerned with book learning and rules
- perspicacious: shrewd, clear-sighted
- prospectus: proposal
- reticent: reserved
- sonorous: producing a deep or full sound
- superfluous: extra, unnecessary
- tenacity: persistence
- vapid: dull
- vigilant: alert, watchful
- vindictive: revengeful
SAT 1