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SAT Vocab List 2
SAT Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Banal | commonplace and stale, not fresh; trite, insipid |
Terse | stripped of all but the essentials; concise or succinct, sometimes to the point of rudeness |
Raconteur | gifted talker or storyteller |
Euphemism | the use of a "nice" word or phrase instead of an offensive or terrible honest one; the word or phrase so used |
Vociferous | loudly, persistently vocal; clamorous |
Equivocal | open to two interpretations, evasive, unclear |
Succinct | brief, to the point; concise, pithy, terse |
Hackneyed | banal, overused, commonplace, trite |
Bombast | high-flown, pompous, "windbag" language |
Eloquent | extremely expressive (a gesture or words) |
Loquacious | extremely talkative; gabby, garrulous |
Articulate | to speak in a clear, effective way |
Laconic | using as few words as possible; concise |
Hyperbole | wild exaggeration, often on purpose for effect |
Lampoon | verbal ridicule of a person; personal satire |
Platitude | a tired, trite old saying; a banality |