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SAT Bootcamp [5.3]
Vocabulary for Week 5 Day 3 of SAT Bootcamp
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquiesced | accepted, agreed, assented |
| consensus | unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude |
| desiccate | to dry completely, dehydrate |
| desultory | at random, rambling, unmethodical |
| diminutive | a shortening, an abbreviation; small |
| emaciated | very thin, wasted away; skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger |
| fiasco | complete or ridiculous failure; disaster |
| imminent | about to happen immediately, overhanging, threatening |
| impoverished | to make poor or bankrupt |
| melancholy | sadness, depression |
| meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
| motley | different, various, incongruous; many-colored, composed of diverse parts |
| natal | relating to birth |
| pensive | thoughtful, serious |
| philanthropy | love of humanity; generosity to worthy causes |
| presages | knows beforehand, predicts; to foretell, indicate in advance |
| prevalent | widespread |
| salubrious | beneficial, healthful |
| sobriety | temperateness, habitual moderation; seriousness |
| travesty | burlesque, ridiculous imitation; parody, caricature |