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PHS SAT Vocab List 7
LA 2 Honors SAT List 7
| Term | a highly skilled performer |
|---|---|
| Temerity | unwise boldness ; rash or reckless behavior |
| Volition | use of your own will , by your choice |
| Torpor | sluggishness , lethargy , inability to think or act ( adj) torpid |
| Quandary | a feeling of puzzlement or doubt |
| Trepidation | fear, worry apprehension |
| Zenith | the highest point of acme : the point of culmination |
| Reticence | quietness and restraint in personality; reticent , silent , restrained , reserved |
| Respite | a time of relief from activity |
| Parsimony | extreme stinginess; thrift; penny-pinching |
| Nostalgia | a sentimental longing for a pastime or state (adj) nostalgic |
| Predecessor | an ancestor, prior person in a position |
| Hierarchy | a series arranged by rank or grade |
| Anarchy | lacking of government , often resulting in lawlessness |
| Lucid | clear and distinct , sensible and intelligible |
| Elucidate | to explain clearly and fully |