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SAT Ms. Melvin
FINAL TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alienate | VERB- to push someone away, or cause him to seperate from people |
| Caustic | ADJ- burining, either with sarcasm of chemicals |
| Cordial | ADJ- friendly, welcoming, gracious |
| Daunted | ADJ- dismayed, disheartened, discouraged |
| Disclose | VERB- provide information, reveal |
| Discourse | NOUN- exchange of ideas, conversation |
| Disparage | VERB- say negative things, belittle |
| Euphemism | NOUN- a word or phrase that is used to make an unpleasant idea sound better |
| Garbled | ADJ- changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted, scrambled |
| Imposter | NOUN- pretender |
| Lofty | Adj- at a great height, elevated, noble |
| Morose | ADJ- depressed |
| Novelty | NOUN- something new or unusual |
| Ominous | ADJ- a sign of something unpleasant that is about to happen, inauspicious |
| Pompous | ADJ- filled with self-importance, arrogant, obnoxiously proud |
| Prevalent | ADJ- widely-accepted, common, prevailing |
| Provoke | VERB- to anger, to stir up or arouse |
| Revere | VERB- greatly respected |
| Sanction | VERB- approve, give consent |
| Superfluous | ADJ- unnecessary, extra, surplus |
| Tenacious | ADJ- strong, persistent, determined to hold on |
| Trite | ADJ- overused, common, stale |
| Unerring | ADJ- without making a mistake |
| Valedictory | NOUN- a farewell speech |
| Antagonistic | ADJ- inhostile competion, opposing |
| Archaic | ADJ- old, anitquated |
| Brevity | NOUN- briefness, conciseness |
| Compliant | ADJ- following someone else's demands, conforming, obeying |
| Eclectic | ADJ- choosing from many different sources, carefully selective |
| Fervor | NOUN- strong passion |
| Fickle | ADJ- lacking loyalty, unpredictably changeable |
| Gregarious | ADJ- sociable, extroverted, enjoying companionship |
| Heed | VERB- pay attention, notice |
| Hyperbole | NOUN- an extreme exaggeration |
| Infer | VERB- to figure out based on given information, conclude, deduce |
| Innate | ADJ- inborn, native, having a quality the arises from within |
| Kinetic | ADJ- in motion, active |
| Lament | VERB- express sorrow, complain |
| Jaunty | ADJ- lively, perky, sprightly |
| Listless | ADJ- tired, sluggish, lacking drive |
| Magnanimous | ADJ- big-hearted, generous, forgiving |
| Pacifist | NOUN- person who refuses to fight |
| Scrupulous | ADJ- very thorough, or doing what is right and ethical |
| Sporatic | ADJ- occurring infrequently and withour predictability |
| Undermine | VERB- to weaken by wearing away the foundation, to sabotage |
| Verbose | ADJ- very talkative, loquacious |
| Zealot | NOUN- someone with extreme enthusiasm for a particular belief or activity, a fanatic |
| Articulate | ADJ- able to speak clearly and effectively |
| Converge | VERB- move together to meet at a common point |
| Tirade | NOUN- long and bitter speech, diatribe |
| Objurgate | VERB- scold, castigate, denounce |
| Wanton | ADJ- excessive, uncontrolled |
| Querulous | ADJ- constantly complaining |
| Yield | VERB- to give up, to give in |
| Copious | ADJ- of a large quantinty, abundant |
| Unanimous | ADJ- in total agreement |
| Nefarious | ADJ- extremely evil |
| Rebuff | VERB- to ignore or reject strongly, snub |
| Exacerbate | VERB- make a bad situation worse |
| Tentative | ADJ- not fully developed or definitely planned, provisional |
| Imbue | VERB- to fill, as with strong dye or strong feelings |
| Futile | ADJ- hopelessly ineffective, useless, in vain |
| Inadvertent | ADJ- unintentional |
| Invert | VERB- reverse position, to turn upside down or inside out |
| Rotund | ADJ- round |
| Skeptic | NOUN- one who doesn't believe unless he's shown absolute proof, doubter |
| Assuage | VERB- relieve, ease, pacify |
| Belligerent | ADJ- having a strong tendency to argue and fight |
| Expunge | VERB- erase |
| Aloof | ADJ- indifferent, detached, apart |
| Stagnant | ADJ- motionless, unchanging, dull |
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