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Mrs. Melvin's SAT
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Superfluous | Unnecessary; extra |
| Morose | Depressed |
| Prevalent | Widely accepted; common; prevailing |
| Hyperbole | Extreme Exaggeration |
| Disclose | Provide information; reveal |
| Euphemism | A word or phrase that's used to make an unpleasant idea sound better |
| Fervor | Strong passion |
| Disparage | Say negative things; be little |
| Tenacious | strong; persistent; determined to hold on |
| Provoke | To anger; to stir up or arouse |
| Fickle | Lacking loyalty; unpredictably; changeable; erratic |
| Novelty | Something new or unusual |
| Compliant | Following someone else's demand; conforming; obeying |
| Revere | Greatly respected |
| Imposter | Pretender |
| Lofty | At great height; elevated; noble |
| Gregarious | Sociable; extroverted; enjoying companionship |
| Trite | Overused; common; stale |
| Cordial | Friendly; welcoming; gracious |
| Discourse | Exchange of ideas; conversation |
| Alienate | To push someone away, or cause them to separate from people |
| Caustic | Burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm |
| Daunted | Dismayed; disheartened; discouraged; (made less courageous) |
| Ominous | A sign of something unpleasant that's about to happen; inauspicious |
| Sanction | Approve; give consent |
| Garbled | Changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted; scrambled |
| Valedictory | A farewell speech |
| Pompous | Filled with self-importance; arrogant; obnoxiously proud |
| Unerring | Without making a mistake |
| Heed | Notice; pay attention to |
| Antagonistic | In hostile competition; opposing |
| Archaic | Old; antiquated |
| Eclectic | Choosing from many different sources; carefully selective |
| Brevity | Briefness; conciseness |
| Innate | Having since birth |
| Infer | To figure out, based on given information; conclude; deduce |
| Kinetic | In motion; active |
| Lament | Express sorrow; complain |
| Zealot | someone with extreme enthusiasm for a particular belief of activity: a fanatic |
| Undermine | To weaken by wearing away the foundation; to sabotage |
| Scrupulous | Very thorough; or, doing what is right and ethical |
| pacifist | person who refuses to fight |
| sporadic | occurring infrequently and without predictability; occasional |
| verbose | very talkative; loquacious |
| jaunty | perky; sprightly |
| magnanimous | big hearted; generous; forgiving; noble |
| Imbue | To fill, as with a strong dye or strong feelings |
| Assuage | relieve; ease; pacify |
| Belligerent | having a strong tendency to argue and fight |
| inadvertent | unintentional |
| invert | turn upside down or inside out; reverse position |
| onjurgate | scold; castigate; denounce |
| wanton | excessive |
| articulate | able to speak clearly and effictively |
| stagnant | motionless, unchanging, dull |
| futile | hopelessly ineffective; useless; in vain |
| rebuff | to ignore or reject strongly |
| exacerbate | make a bad situation worse |
| tirade | a long and bitter speech; diatribe |
| unanimous | in total agreement |
| tentative | no fully developed or definitely planned |
| rotoud | round |
| skeptic | one who doesn't believe unless he's shown absolute proof; doubter |
| aloof | detached; apart; indifferent |
| querulous | constantly complaining |
| yield | to give up, give in |
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