Hit Parade Wk 1 Word Scramble
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Hit Parade Wk 1
SAT Prep Princeton Review Vocabulary - Hit Parade Week 1
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| candid (adj.) | completely honest, straightforward |
| conjecture (n.) | inference; guesswork |
| didactic (adj.) | instructive (especially excessively) |
| effusive (adj.) | showing excessive emotion, overflowing |
| euphemism (n.) | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term |
| extrapolate (v.) | to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information |
| incoherent (adj.) | lacking cohesion or connection |
| insinuate (v.) | to imply or communicate stealthily |
| loquacious (adj.) | very talkative |
| lucid (adj.) | easily understood; clear |
| rhetoric (n.) | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
| acumen (n.) | quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight |
| adroit (adj.) | dexterous; deft |
| ascertain (v.) | to find out, as through investigation or experimentation |
| astute (adj.) | shrewd; clever |
| circumspect (adj.) | careful; prudent; discreet |
| disseminate (v.) | to scatter widely, as in sowing seed |
| erudition (n.) | deep, extensive learning |
| pedantic (adj.) | excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
| perspicacious (adj.) | shrewd; clear-sighted |
| pragmatic (adj.) | practical |
| precocious (adj.) | exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity |
| prolific (adj.) | very productive; producing great qualities |
| prospectus (n.) | formal proposal |
| rudimentary (adj.) | basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development |
| abstruse (adj.) | difficult to understand |
| callous (adj.) | emotionally hardened; unfeeling |
| convoluted (adj.) | intricate; complex |
| disaffected (adj.) | having lost faith or loyalty; discontent |
| enigma (n.) | a puzzle, mystery, or riddle |
| inscrutable (adj.) | difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable |
| reticent (adj.) | inclined to keep silent; reserved |
| staid (adj.) | unemotional; serious |
| arcane (adj.) | known or understood by only a few |
| assimilate (v.) | to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar |
| autonomy (n.) | independence; self-determination |
| cosmopolitan (adj.) | worldly; widely sophisticated |
| derivative (n.) | something that comes from another source |
| esoteric (adj.) | intended for or understood by only a small group |
| gaffe (n.) | a clumsy social error; a faux pas |
| idiosyncrasy (n.) | characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
| insular (adj.) | isolated; narrow or provincial |
| orthodox (adj.) | adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion |
| potentate (n.) | one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch |
| castigate (v.) | to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
| censure (v.) | to issue official blame |
| denounce (v.) | to condemn openly |
| reclusive (adj.) | seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation |
| relinquish (v.) | to retire from; give up or abandon |
| renounce (v.) | to give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement |
| vituperative (adj.) | marked by harshly abusive condemnation |
| circumscribe (v.) | to draw a circle around; to restrict |
| contiguous (adj.) | sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
Created by:
omgalexalex
on 2011-08-14