Sat Vocab List 2 Flashcards
into
-in (prefix)
relating to; of; like
- ic
- etic
- ical
- al (suffixes)
thrust or push
-trud or -trus (root)
act, fact quality, state, result, or degree; state of; quality of; process of
- ance
- ancy
- ence
- ency
- ant
- ent (suffix)
A ruler or other person who holds absolutely power, typically in a cruel or oppressive way
despot
despotism
An excessively greedy eater; a person who is excessively fond of or always eager for something; habitual greed or excess in eating
glutton gluttony gluttonize gluttonous gluttonously
the purist of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence; the ethical theory that pleasure in the sense of satisfying one’s desires is the highest and proper aim of human life
(partying, drinking, etc.)
hedonist
hedonism
hedonistic
a person who claims to have moral standards or beliefs to which his/her own behavior doesn’t confirm pretense
hypocrite
hypocrisy
a person who acts obsequiously or with fawning attentiveness toward someone in order to gain an advantage; a servile flatter
(follower, kiss-up)
sycophant
happening by accident or chance rather than design accidental; currently means producing fortunate outcomes or something that is lucky or fortunate
fortuitous
fortuitously
fortuitousness
continuing without pause or interruption which is regarded as unpleasant
(A child asking why after every sentence you say)
incessant
incessancy
incessantly
having readiness or having over readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone, giving free reign to someone; self-indulgent
indulgent
indulgently
indulger
indulge
a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
(Scrooge)
miser (n)
miser (adj)
not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times of similar form or character to another or others; denoting a garment forming part of person’s uniform
uniform (n)
uniformly
uniform (v)
a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
charlatan
charlatanism
charlatanry
having or displaying a passionate intensity; eager
fervent
fervently
relevant or essential to the subject under consideration
germane
germanely
germaneness
exuberantly plentiful; abundant; lavish; extravagant
profuse
profusely
profuseness
profusion
a person inclined to doubt or to question all accepted opinions; a person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religious and atheist or agnostic; an ancient or modern philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in some sphere
skeptic
skepticism
skeptical
skeptically
susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm; liable to higher penalties
vulnerable
vulnerability
vulnerableness
vulnerably
lacking energy or enthusiasm (used to refer a person’s manner or demeanor)
listless
listlessly
something that is extremely tiring and demanding
grueling
gruelingly
existing or occurring at the surface; situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it; appearing to be true or real only until examined more carefully; not through, deep, or complete; cursory; not having or showing any depth of character or understanding
superficial
superficiality
superficialness
superficially
not conscious or not attracting attention
unobtrusive
unobtrusively
unobtrusiveness
