SAT Vocab List 7 Flashcards
Archetype
classic example of
Clemency
mercy
Disinterested
unbiased
Flout
defy; reject
Ingenue
naive, unsophisticated person
Mendacious
given to lying
Paucity
shortage
Protean
changeable
Sophomoric
juvenile; immature
Venal
corrupt; can be bribed
Archives
collections of old records; place of storage of old documents
Cliche
overused expression; something unoriginal
Disparage
criticize; belittle
Flustered
worked-up; not calm
Ingrate
ungrateful person
Mercenary
concerned only with money
Peccadillo
minor weakness; trivial offence
Protege
person under protection of, or guided by another
Soporific
inducing sleep
Veneer
surface coating
Articulate
clear; lucid; eloquent
Clientele
customers
Disparity
an inequality
Fly-by-night
unreliable; disreputable
Inimical
hostile
Mercurial
volatile; changeable
Pedant
person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
Protocol
procedure; code of behavior
Sparse
spare; bare; meager
Venerate
revere; worship
Artifice
deception; trickery
Coalesce
come together; merge
Dispassionate
neutral; objective
Forensic
concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)
Innate
inherited; inborn
Merge
come together
Pedestrian
common; mundane; banal
Provincial
unsophisticated; narrow-minded
Specious
FALSE
Venial
minor; unimportant