SAT Word List 9 Flashcards
1
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adversity
A
unfortunate event: misfortune, fortune
2
Q
advocate
A
recommend publicly: advise, attack
3
Q
broach
A
bring up a topic: advance, not mention
4
Q
brusque
A
rudely abrupt in manner: blunt, courtesy
5
Q
deference
A
humble respect: submission, disobedience
6
Q
defoliate
A
strip of leaves:
7
Q
esoteric
A
belonging to few: private, common
8
Q
espouse
A
adopt as a cause: embrace, reject
9
Q
hoary
A
ancient: old, new
10
Q
hone
A
make more acute: improve, diminish
11
Q
lavish
A
give without limit: deluge, hoard
12
Q
lax
A
not strict: slack, strict
13
Q
obtuse
A
slow to understand: dopey, intelligent
14
Q
obviate
A
remove/avoid
15
Q
portent
A
indication of something about to happen
16
Q
poseur
A
pretender
17
Q
revere
A
to feel deep respect
18
Q
riddled
A
full of
19
Q
tome
A
large book: scholarly
20
Q
torpid
A
sluggish: slow, fast