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SAT
Forth set of 50 hot words for the SAT.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fawning (faw-ning) | adj. gaining favor of another by acting overly kind or by using flattery |
| Obsequious (ub-see-kwee-us) | adj. obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner |
| Servile (sur-vul) | adj. slave-like; very humble and submissive |
| Slavish (slay-vish) | adj. slave-like; overly humble; involving very hard work |
| Submissive (sub-mih-siv) | adj. voluntarily obeying another; humble |
| Subordinate (suh-bor-duh-nit) | adj. inferior; lower in rank or status |
| Subservient (sub-sur-vee-unt) | adj. obedient; obsequious |
| Sycophant (sih-kuh-funt) | n. a self-sever who tries to gain the favor of others through the use of flattery or by being overattentive |
| Toady (toe-dee) | n. a flatterer; a sycophant |
| Ardent (ar-dnt) | adj. full of passion and emotion |
| Avid (a-vud) | adj. showing enthusiasm; ardent |
| Ebullient (ih-bool-yunt) | adj. filled with bubbly excitement, as if boiling over with excitement |
| Effervescent (eh-fur-veh-snt) | adj. lively; full of uplifting spirit; vivacious |
| Exuberant (ih-zoo-buh-runt) | adj. overflowing with vitality and goo spirits |
| Fanatical (fuh-na-tih-kul) | adj. full of great enthusiasm or devotion |
| Fervent (fur-vunt) | adj. filled with passion or intensity |
| Impassioned (im-pa-shund) | adj. filled with passionate emotion |
| Vibrant (vie-brunt) | adj. lively; full of vitality |
| Zealous (zeh-lus) | adj. filled with enthusiasm lively |
| Adamant (a-duh-munt) | adj. unwilling to bend; unyielding |
| Dogmatic (dog-ma-tik) | adj. strongly opinionated; rigid; dictatorial |
| Hidebound (hide-bound) | adj. strongly opinionated; narrow-minded |
| Intractable (in-trak-tuh-bul) | adj. stubborn; hard to manage |
| Obdurate (ahb-duh-rut) | adj. resistant to persuasion or softening;stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| Obstinate (ahb-stuh-nut) | adj. stubborn; inflexible |
| Recalcitrant (rih-kal-suh-trunt) | adj. stubborn, disobedient; defiant |
| Resolve (rih-zahlv) | n. firmness, determination |
| Unwavering (un-wave-ring) | adj. firm and dertermined |
| Willful (wil-ful) | adj. stubborn |
| Acoustics (uh-koos-tiks) | n. the quality of sound, pertaining to how it is heard based on the quality and structure of the room |
| Cacophony (ka-kah-fuh-nee) | n. lack of harmony; loud and unpleasant noise; a racket |
| Clamor (kla-mur) | n. unpleasant sound; noise |
| Din (din) | n. ongoing loud sound; noise |
| Discordant (dis-kor-dnt) | adj. lacking harmony or agreement |
| Euphony (yoo-fuh-nee) | n. pleasing sound |
| Mellifluous (meh-lih-fluh-wus) | adj. sweet and smooth sounding |
| Raucous (raw-kus) | adj. coarse-sounding; loud and unruly |
| Strident (sty-dnt) | adj. shrill; high-pitched |
| Vociferous (voh-sih-frus) | loud and noisy regarding one's own voice, especially shouting; demandingly clamorous |
| Acclaim (uh-klame) | v. to express strong approval or praise; hail |
| Accolade (a-kul-lade) | n. and award given as a sign of appreciation or respect |
| Adulate (a-juh-late) | v. to praise or flatter too greatly; fawn over |
| Esteem (ih-steem) | v. to value highly; to have great regard for |
| Eulogize (yoo-luh-jize) | v. to praise, as in a eulogy; to say good things about |
| Exalt (ig-zawlt) | v. to praise or glorify; to lift up in status, dignify, or power |
| Extol (ik-stole) | v. to praise highly; laud |
| Laud (lawd) | v. to praise; extol |
| Panegyrize (pa-nuh-jih-rize) | v. to praise a person or event in a formal speech or in writing; to praise highly |
| Revere (rih-veer) | v. to regard highly with love and respect |
| Venerate (veh-nuh-rate) | v. to feel or show deep respect for , especially due to age or tradition; to honor |
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