SAT Vocab List 9 Flashcards
To make something better. Syn. Improve, upgrade
ameliorate, v.
The act of officially expressing strong disapproval and criticism. Ant. approval
censure, n.
a difference between things, especially an unfair difference. Syn. Inconsistency
disparity, n
A feeling of respect and admiration for someone. Syn. Regard, value
esteem, n.
esteem, v.
Lazy. Syn. Slowness, apathy. Ant. energy
indolence, n.
indolent, adj.
A way of dealing with bad or strong feelings and emotions, by expressing or experiencing them through writing, talking etc.
catharsis, n.
catharsis, adj.
Forgiveness and less severe punishment for a crime, usually given by someone in power such as a governor or president.
clemency, n.
- a liquid that produces small bubbles of gas.
2. someone or something who is cheerful and active
effervescent, adj.
To praise something very much
extol, v.
- an organization or state that is only recently been formed and is still developing.
- a young bird that is learning to fly.
fledgling, adj.
- Not likely to hurt you or cause cancer
2. Kind and unlikely to harm anyone.
benign, adj.
- Seeming not to think or worry about the effects of what you do.
- Literary – cheerful and having no worries.
blithe, adj.
- a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe to be true.
- a weakness in someone’s idea or argument that is caused by a mistake in the way they have thought about the idea or argument
fallacy, n.
- not serious or sensible especially in a way that is not appropriate for a particular occasion
- a persona who likes having fun rather than doing serious or sensible things.
frivolous, adj.
- Something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something successfully.
- The act of making it difficult for someone to do something.
hindrance, n.
In danger of being lost or harmed. To risk losing or spoiling something important of value.
jeopardy, n.
jeopardize, v.
Something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual.
anomaly, n.
The exact opposite of something, or something that is completely different from something else.
antithesis, n.
A feeling of extreme happiness and excitement.
elation, n.
Joking or humorous
jocular, adj.
to make someone less angry or stop him or her from attacking you by giving him or her what he or she wants.
appease, v.
To make a bad feeling less painful or severe
assuage, v.
- Calm, peaceful, untroubled; tranquil
2. Used as a term of respect for members of some European families (His Serene Highness)
serene, adj.
Not easily upset or excited; calm or peaceful, with little movement or activity (esp. a place or stretch of water)
placid, adj.
