SAT Vocab 1 Flashcards
antithesis
a direct opposite, a contrast
ascend
to move upward, to ride from a lower situation
austere
strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
autonomous
independent, self- contained
banal
common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
benign
not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
capricious
changing suddenly, fickle
dawdle
to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
defamation
act of harming or ruining another’s reputation
esoteric
understood only by a small group or select few
exacerbate
to aggravate, to irritate, to vex
extol
to praise, to glorify
fastidious
reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
furtive
secret in an underhanded way, stelathy
gregarious
sociable and outgoing