Sat Vocab Flashcards
1
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Abstemious
A
Moderate in eating and drinking.
Philip was rigidly abstemious in eating and drinking.
2
Q
Acquiesce
A
Accept reluctantly
The committee will acquiesce in any decision on which it is not fully informed
3
Q
Acrimonious
A
Great bitterness in manner or speech.
She’d seen the acrimonious relationship between him and Kris and understood some of what made them enemies.
4
Q
Admonish
A
To scold or caution a person.
They were admonished and then asked to leave the room.
5
Q
Adroit
A
Skillful
Proverbs aims to show a person how to become adroit at the greatest skill of all, the skill of living.
6
Q
Deft
A
Nimble, skillful or quick.
They were conscious of some thing pleasant, comforting, and well-rounded in these deft movements.
