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12th #13a
Castle Seniors' English SAT vocabulary #13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | intr.v., -esced, -esc•ing, -esc•es. To consent or comply passively or without protest, comply; assent |
| articulate | adj. Well-spoken. Endowed with the power of speech. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language. v. -lated, -lating, -lates. v.tr. To pronounce distinctly and carefully; enunciate |
| belittle | tr.v., -tled, -tling, -tles. To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage. To make something seem less worthy or less important. To cause to seem less than another or little: The size of the office tower belittles the ... |
| bombastic | adj. Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style Using high-sounding language without much meaning; overblown |
| conciliatory | adj. Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating. Tending to win over or appease; pacifying, placid, yielding |
| delineate | tr.v., -at•ed, -at•ing, -ates. To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out. To represent pictorially; depict. To depict in words or gestures; describe. n. delineation adj. delineative n. delineator |
| diffident | adj. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid. |
| laconic | adj. Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise. |
| scanty | adj., -ier, -iest. Barely sufficient; barely adequate; meager adv. scantily n. scantiness |
| subjugate | tr.v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing, -gates. To bring under control; conquer. To make subservient; enslave. |