SAT Vocab 2 Flashcards
altruistic
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
ambivalent
having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
synonym: undecided
angular
lean; sharp cornered; gaunt
arrogant
overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
synonyms: presumption, haughty, imperious, brazen
aversion
strong disinclination, disliking
synonyms: hesitance; loathing, reluctance
discern
to differentiate between two or more things
disdain
intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reiect as
unworthy
synonyms: (to be) arrogant, haughty, high-handed, insolent, lordly
disparage
to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory
manner
synonyms: belittle, decry, deprecate
disparity
inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree
embellish
to cause, to produce; to create
synonyms: deck, garnish;
ornament, adorn
engender
to cause, to produce, to create, to bring about
innocuous
harmless, producing no injury
insipid
boring and stupid
synonyms: banal, flat, inane, jejune, vapid
lament
to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
synonyms: bemoan, bewail, deplore
laud
to praise, to extol
synonym: revere
obscure
difficult to see, vague
synonyms: abstruse, ambiguous,
cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, recondite
ostentatious
showy, pretentious
synonym: pompous
prodigal
wasteful, a person given to extravagance
synonyms: lavish, lush, luxuriant, profuse
repudiate
to reject, to disown, to disavow
reticence
restraint in speech, reluctance to
speak
synonyms: reserve, taciturnity
revere
to honor, to regard with respect
synonyms: adore, venerate, worship
serene
calm, placid
synonym: tranquil
subtle
delicate, elusive, not obvious
superfluous
beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
taciturn
quiet, not verbose
synonyms: reserved, reticent
