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Cy Fair SAT 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| animosity | hatred; rancor |
| antecedent | preceding; foregoing |
| arid | very dry; barren; parched |
| auspicious | favorable; propitious |
| avarice | greed for wealth; cupidity |
| blithe | cheerful; jovial |
| cacophonous | harsh sounding; raucous |
| diminution | reduction; decrease; curtailment |
| edifying | improving; enlightening |
| impeccable | free from fault; flawless |
| imperturbable | composed collected; unruffled; nonchalant |
| incessant | uninterrupted; perenial |
| inimitable | unparalleled; nonpareil |
| perspicacious | very perceptive; sagacious; astute |
| ponderous | heavy; unwieldy; cumborous |
| profane | showing contempt toward sacred things; debauch; blaspheme |
| soporific | causes sleepiness; somnolent; tranquilizing |
| sordid | fithy; ignoble; foul; abject |
| succinct | brief; compact; laconic |
| trifling | insignificant; frivolous |