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PHS SAT Vocab List12
LA 2 Honors SAT List 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brevitya | Shortness, briefness; conciseness of expression. |
| criterion | a standard used for making judgements |
| delineate | to portray accurately; outline, describe. |
| ephemeral | short-lived, fleeting, transient |
| copious | superabundant; in plentiful supply |
| dearth | scarcity or lack; paucity |
| miniscule | very,very small |
| mince | to chop very fine; to walk or talk in an affected way |
| evanescent | fading or vanishing quickly, like vapor; transient |
| paucity | lack or scarcity of number or amount |
| prodigious | inspiring awe; enormous in size or capacity |
| meager | lacking in quality or quantity; scanty, skimpy, spare,sparse also, meager |
| redundant | extra and unnecessary; superfluous; uneeded |
| magnanimous | generously forgiving; big-spirited |
| magnate | someone of power,rank, or influence |
| scanty | brief or short: lacking desired amount or size; meager |