SAT Vocab List 3 Flashcards
away; apart; opposite
di, dis-
with; together
co-, con-, com-,col-, cor-
pleased with the situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things
complacent
a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect; failure to obey or show respect to a court of law; complete lack of fear towards something dangerous
contempt
very careful about small details with your appearance or at work
fastidious
to make the situation or the effects of something less bad, harmful, or serious
mitigate
not well known and usually not very important; something that is difficult to understand; to prevent something from being understood or from being seen or heard clearly
obscure
to make someone stop feeling angry
placate
trying to seem more important or more intelligent than you really are
pretentious
to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows they are stupid
scoff
away from; away; from
ab-, abstract
over; against; toward; in the way
ob-, obscure
to pay attention to someone’s advice or warning; to pay attention to something and seriously consider it
heed
to read thoroughly or carefully; examine carefully or at length
peruse
perusal
peruser
to completely destroy something like a building, town, or other site
raze
to gather or to collect something especially information or approval
garner
to make something less attractive or enjoyable; to spoil; to disfigure; to impair the quality of something
mar
a river, stream, or road having a lot of curves in it; to move in a slow relaxed way, not in a particular way, not in any particular direction; to wander; a person or text that wanders aimlessly with little purpose
meander
meandering
meanders
to state officially that an agreement or contract has no legal effect; to invalidate; to make something lose its effect or value
nullify
nullifier
nullification
to destroy utterly; to wipe out; to cause become invisible or indistinct; to bolt out
obliterate
obliteration
obliterator
obliterative
show feelings of superiority; patronize; do something in a haughty way; as though it is below your dignity or level of importance
condescend
condescending
condescendingly
condescension
behaving or looking as though you think that you are superior to others
supercilious
superciliously
superciliousness
arrogantly superior and disdaniful
haughty
haughtily
haughtiness
to reject someone or something in abrupt or ungracious manner; an abrupt or ungracious refusal or rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture
rebuff
having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities
arrogant
arrogantly
arrogance
a feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt; to refuse or reject something out of feelings of pride or superiority
disdain
disdainfulness
disdainful
disdainfully
regard as having very little worth
disparage
disparagement
disparaging
disparagingly
to disapprove or criticize something
deprecate deprecating deprecative deprecatingly deprecation deprecator
