PSAT Vocab 1 Flashcards
Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous.
Ambivalent
Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action.
Angular
Lean, Sharp cornered, gaunt
Arrogant
Overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
Aversion
Strong disinclination, disliking
Discern
To differentiate between two or more things.
Disdain
Intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy.
Disparage
To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner.
Disparity
Inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree.
Embellish
To decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation.
Engender
To cause, to produce, to create.
Innocuous
Harmless, producing no injury.
Insipid
Boring and Stupid
Lament
To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner.
Laud
To praise, to exol