SAT Vocab III Flashcards
Altruistic
Unselfish, compassionate
Aberration
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
Amorphus
Without clearly defined shape or form
Adversity
Difficulties; misfortune
Anthropocentrism
Belief that humans are most significant entity of the universe
Vacillate
To repeatedly change your opinions or desires
Banal
Boring or ordinary; not interesting
Benign
Not causing harm or damage
Bombastic
Meant to sound important but not sincere or meaningful
Bourgeois
: relating to or belonging to the middle class of society
Castigate
: to criticize (someone) harshly
Capitulate
: to stop fighting an enemy or opponent : to admit that an enemy or opponent has won
Cerebral
ce·re·bral \sə-ˈrē-brəl, ˈser-ə-, ˈse-rə-\ adjective medical : of or relating to the brain \: related to the mind rather than to feelings : intellectual and not emotional
Cosmopolitan
: a person who has lived in and knows about many different parts of the world
Curtail
: to reduce or limit (something)
Cursory
: done or made quickly
Debase
: to lower the value or reputation of (someone or something) : to make (someone or something) less respected
Dearth
: the state or condition of not having enough of something
Deference
: a way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something
Diffident
: lacking confidence : not feeling comfortable around people
Discretionary
available for use at the discretion of the user.
“rules are inevitably less flexible than a discretionary policy”
Dispel
To drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate
Egragious
Outstandingly bad
Galvanize
shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action.