SAT word list 1 Flashcards
Altruistic
having or showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Ambivalent
having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone
Angular
stiff in character or manner, lacking smoothness or grace
Arrogant
exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner
Aversion
a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
Discern
to recognize or identify as separate and distinct
Disdain
to look on with scorn
Disparage
to depreciate by indirect means
Disparity
a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
Embellish
to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details, enhance
Engender
to cause to exist or to develop, produce
Innocuous
not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility
Insipid
Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge
Lament
to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively
Laud
praise, acclaim
Obscure
not readily understood or clearly expressed, relatively unknown
Ostentatious
attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness, overly elaborate or conspicuous
Prodigal
characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure
Repudiate
to refuse to accept
Revere
to show devoted deferential honor to
Serene
marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude
Subtle
clever and indirect, disguised in purpose
Superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
Taciturn
temperamentally disinclined to talk
