SAT Vocab 8 Flashcards
befuddle
to confuse or perplex
chutzpah
shameless boldness or daring
complacent
overly pleased or satisfied with oneself without being aware of dangers or defects
connive
to plot together secretly in wrongdoing
crass
so crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensivility
fallacy
any unsound mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning; an error in thinking
hypercritical
excessively and overly fault-finding or belittling, severe in judgement
indiscreet
lacking good judgement
laudable
worthy of or deserving praise
liege
a lord to whom people pledge their allegiance
noxious
harmful. poisonous or very unpleasant
odium
a feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust; intense hatred
pandemonium
a fiendish, wild or riotous uproar
parsimonious
excessively unwilling to spend; stingy
verbose
tending to use too many words, wordy
linguistics
the science of language
pique
to excite; to cause sharp irritation and resentment
plebeian
a commoner, a member of the lower class; of or relating to the lower class, common, vulgar
precocious
an early or premature development in talents or though
predatory
living by killing, eating, or robbing others
prowess
exceptional strength, skill, or bravery, especially in battle
pgunacious
fond of fighting; quarrelsome
purloin
to take dishonestly, to commit theft or steal
pursillanimous
cowardly
quell
to suppress or subdue by putting an end to
quixotic
foolishly impractical; also, capricious; impulsive
rabble
a disorderly mod or crowd of people
rabid
raging, uncontrollable; extremely enthusiastic, fanatical
raconteur
one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
vindictive
eager for revenge; spiteful or vengful
