SAT list 8 Flashcards
1
Q
cryptic
A
mysterious; puzzling; enigmatic
2
Q
levity
A
flippancy; humor
3
Q
ambivalent
A
undecided
4
Q
innate
A
inborn; inherited
5
Q
sycophant
A
a brownnoser; a kiss up
6
Q
amiable
A
friendly
7
Q
esoteric
A
understood only by a select few
8
Q
extraneous
A
irrelevant; extra; unnecessary; unimportant
9
Q
tedious
A
boring
10
Q
caustic
A
burning; uncomplimentary
11
Q
inadvertent
A
lax; careless; without intention
12
Q
exhaustive
A
thorough; complete
13
Q
incongruous
A
not fitting in; out of place
14
Q
belittle
A
to put down; to disparage
15
Q
unprecedented
A
happening for the first time; novel; never seen before
16
Q
digress
A
to go off the subject
17
Q
appease
A
to make peace with; to satisfy
18
Q
frivolous
A
not serious; not solemn; with levity
19
Q
instigate
A
to cause; to start trouble
20
Q
sage
A
a wise person
