SAT Vocab 7 Flashcards
acquit
to declare not guilty
adulation
excessive flattery or praise
barrister
a lawyer
bawdy
vulgar, dirty, and indecent
chastise
to punish, as by beating
circumvent
to avoid somethign by going around or bypassing it
clandestine
done in secret
culinary
of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen
deprecate
to express disapproval of
frugal
careful with money
inert
having no power to move or act
jocose
characterized by joking, humorous
latent
dormant
myriad
a vast number of something
pernicious
causing harm or ruin;deadly
amicable
characterized by friendliness and good will
bask
to expose oneself to pleasant warmth
charlatan
one who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she actually does
enraptured
full of delight and joy
fickle
lacking loyalty; unpredictably changeable; eratic
genial
sympathetically cheerful and cheering; kingly
hoak
something intended to deceive or trick
juggernaut
a massive, overpowering destructive force that crushes everything in its path
levity
lack of respect or seriousness when dealing with something serious; frivolity
martial
of or pertaining to marriage
mundane
commonplace, ordinary
naive
having or showing a lack of experience, judgement, or information; inexperienced and simple-minded
nocturnal
part of or happening in the night
novice
a beginner in any occupation or activity that requires skill
obstreperous
noisily and stubbornly defiant; boisterous
