SAT vocab Flashcards
1
Q
ambivalent
A
having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
2
Q
disparge
A
to degrade, to speak of someone in a degrading manner
3
Q
repudiate
A
to reject. to disown
4
Q
disdain
A
intensely dislike, to reject as unworthy, to treat w/ scorn or contempt
5
Q
taciturn
A
quiet
6
Q
reticence
A
restraint in speech, reluctance to speak
7
Q
laud
A
to praise
8
Q
disparity
A
inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree
9
Q
insipid
A
boring and stupid
10
Q
innocuous
A
harmless, producing no injury
11
Q
lament
A
to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
12
Q
revere
A
to honor
13
Q
prodigal
A
wasteful
14
Q
engender
A
to create, to produce
15
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altruistic
A
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
