SAT Vocab 6 Flashcards
agrarian
relating to farms
affable
easy to speak to; friendly
arduous
demanding great effort or labor
avid
marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
dolorous
full or causing pain and sorrow
epistle
a formal letter or written communication
explicit
definite, clearly stated
formidable
causing fear, apprehensions or awe
gadfly
a persistently irritating or harassing person
gargantuan
of immense size, volume, or capacity
grandiloquent
a lofty, pompous or prententious manner of speaking
grimace
a distortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust. to make a sharp distortion of the face
harangue
a loud or pompous speech, a rant; to deliver a loud or pompous speech, to rant
humility
the condition or state of being humble, modesty
sycophant
a parasite, a toady
altercation
a heated quarrel
audacity
rude boldness or reckless daring
evince
to show in clear manner
exhort
to urge by strong argument, admontion, or advice
expedient
something that is a means to an end, contributing to personal advantage, beneficial
galvanize
to stimulate into action, to startle into sudden activity
hue
a shade of a certain color
hyperbole
an obvious and deliverate exagerration used for effect and not meant to be taken literally
implacable
not able to appease or satisfy
incarcerate
to imprison
incisive
penetrating, sharp or piercing, as in suggestion
lexicon
a wordbook or dictionary; vocabulary unique to a group, person, field or subject
omnious
unfavorable, menacing, threatening
pertinent
relating to the matter at hand; relevant; to the point
sanction
authoritative permission to support, to authorize or approve
