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SAT vocab unit #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antihesis | a direct opposite |
| ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
| austure | strict, stern |
| autonomous | independent, self-contianed |
| banal | common, ordinary, lacking freshness |
| bengin | not causing harm, of gentle position, benifical |
| capricious | changing suddenly, fickle |
| dawdle | to waste time, spend it idly |
| defmation | act of harming or ruinings someones reputation |
| esoteric | understood only by a small group or few people |
| exacerbate | to aggravate, or irritate, vex |
| extol | to praise or glorify |
| fastidious | reflecting a demanding attitude, critcal to extreme, meticulous |
| furtive | secret, in a sleathy way |
| gregarious | sociable, outgoing |
| hypocrite | one who is insincere or decitful |
| innate | exsisting from birth, inborn |
| lethargic | sluggish,languid |
| melanchoy | depression of spirts |
| opaque | to allowing the passage of light, not transparent |
| prolific | fruitful, marked by great productivity |
| reprove | to scold or to rebuke for a missdeed usally with kind intent |
| symentry | balanced proportions |
| tranquil | peaceful, calm |
| venerate | to honor, to revere (reverend) |