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sat vocab76-100
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke excite or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy |
| prudent | careful and sensible;marked by sound jugdment |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| rancorous | showing deep-seated resentment |
| reclusive | withdrawn from society |
| reconciliation | the reastablishment of cordial relations |
| renovation | the act of renewing by restoring |
| restrained | under restraint |
| reverence | feeling a profound respect for someone or something |
| sagacity | the mental ability to understand and discriminate b/t relations |
| scrutinize | examine carefully with accuracy with the intent of verification |
| sontanious | said or done without having been planned or writen in advantage |
| spurious | plausable butt faulse |
| submissive | inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes |
| substainable | established or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| subtle | difficult to detect or grasp by the mind |
| superficial | of,affecting, or being on or near the surface |
| superflous | more than is needed |
| surreptitious | marked by quiet and cautious and secretecy |
| tactful | having or showing a scense of what is fitting and considerable in dealing with others |
| tenacious | stubornly unyeilding |
| TRANSIENT | LASTING A VERY SHORT TIME |
| venerable | profoundly honored |
| vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| WARY | marked by keen caution and wathful prudence |