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11th #15a
Castle Juniors' SAT Vocabulary #15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| distraught | adj. Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict. Mad; insane. Very troubled; distressed |
| verbose | adj. Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy. adv. verbosely n. verboseness or verbosity |
| superficially | adv. In an on-the-surface manner; not thoroughly. Lightly; without care |
| germane | adj. Being both pertinent and fitting. Having to do with the issue at hand; relevant adv. germanely |
| lucid | adj. Easily understood; intelligible. Mentally sound; sane or rational. Translucent or transparent. n. lucidity lucidness adv lucidly |
| contrite | Truly sorry for having done wrong; repentant. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent. adv. contritely n. contriteness |
| symmetrical | adj. Well proportioned; balanced; the same on both sides. Of or exhibiting symmetry. adv. symmetrically |
| connoisseur | n. An expert in fine art or in matters of taste |
| plight | n. A situation marked by difficulty, hardship, or misfortune. Predicament tr.v., plight·ed, plight·ing, plights. To promise or bind by a solemn pledge, especially to betroth. To give or pledge n. A solemn pledge, as of faith. |
| conspiracy | n., pl., -cies. A secret plot by two or more people, especially for a harmful or illegal purpose |