sat vocab 5 Flashcards
sojourn (n)
a temporary visit; stay
laborious (adj)
requiring considerable effort/time; difficult
arduous (adj)
requiring considerable effort/time; difficult
circuitous (adj)
longer than the most direct way (of a route or journey)
ornery (adj)
bad tempered and combative; grouchy
jargon (n)
special words used by a particular profession/field/group and are difficult for others to understand
legalese (n)
the formal & technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand
laconic (adj)
using very few words (of a person, speech, or style of writing)
neophyte (n)
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief
veracity (n)
conformity to facts; accuracy
farce (n)
an absurd event; sham; mockery
besotted (adj)
strongly infatuated with; in love with
missive (n)
a letter; especially a long or official one
dotard (n)
an old, senile person, especially one who has become weak
solidarity (n)
unity or agreement of feeling
amalgamation (n)
the action or process or result of combining or uniting
mercurial (adj)
(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes
idyllic (adj)
extremely happy; ideal
truculent (adj)
eager or quick to argue or flight; aggressively
dulcet (adj)
(especially of a sound) sweet and soothing
associated with excessive growth
profusely
associated with daily routines
perfunctory
associated with an unhappy child
petulantly
associated with challenge
defiantly
