PSAT Lesson 9 Flashcards
ambiguous
having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
amiable
friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane
crass
coarse, crude, and unrefined
discursive
rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
docile
easily managed, obedient, passive
estrange
to alienate, to seperate
exonerate
to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to excpulate
gratuitous
given freely, unwarranted
hypothesize
to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven
indignation
anger as a result of something unjust
induce
to bring on or to bring about
intractable
stubborn, difficult to manage
introspective
the quality of examining one’s own mind or thoughts
lucid
easily understood, mentally sound
meticulous
taking great care
misanthrope
a hater of mankind
munificent
very generous
plagarize
to steal and to use another’s writings as one’s own
profuse
extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
recluse
a person who lives in solitude, a hermit
sated
satisfied fully, indulged to excess
stupefy
to dull the senses as to put into a stupor
terse
concise
transient
quickly passing, fleeting
virtuoso
one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant
