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Sat List Mix
1,2,3,4,5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arrogant | proud, overbearing; snootily self-important |
| fastidious | extremely fussy and particular; meticulous |
| disparage | to belittle or downgrade (someone or something) to decry, depreciate, minimize |
| prerogative | a specical right or privilege |
| deprecate | to disapprove midly with regret , hoping to avoid disapproval |
| condescene | to come down in level, unbend , stoop |
| contempt | total lack of respect, disdain |
| deride | to mock or make fun of to ridicule |
| scoff | to make fun of, mock; to belittle by jeering or contemptuous talk |
| chastise | to scold severly or punish; castigate, censure |
| amass | to accumulate, collect; to gather, come together |
| cursory | sketchy, not through, superficial |
| precursor | a forerunner that hints at the future, harbinger |
| disperse | to spread all over; to disseminate |
| emit | to voice; to give off as fumes or anger |
| mission | a definite job or task |
| efface | to erase or to wear away by time |
| terse | stripped of all but the essentials;concise or succinct; sometimes to the point of rudeness |
| euphemism | the word or phrase so used |
| succinct | brief to the point terse |
| miser | a greedy, grasping person (miserable) |
| skeptic | one who doubts or waits to pass judgement |
| fervent | full of strong emotion, impassioned |
| fortuitous | happening by chance, accidental |
| grueling | demanding and exhausting, punishing |
| uniform | consistent the same |
| listless | lacking energy or ennoticeable;enthusiasm |
| potent | powerful effective |
| omnipotent | all-powerful |
| incessant | going on without interruption, unceasing; continuous |
| unobtrusive | not inconspicuous, noticeable; or not agressive |
| bombast | high-flowen, pompous language |
| articulate | to speak in a clear effective way |
| hyperbole | wild exaggeration, often on purpose for effect |
| lampoon | verbal ridicule of a person; personal satire |
| platitude | a tired old saying ; banal |
| hypocrite | a phony or fake |
| heretic | one who differs from accepted belief |
| charlatan | a fraud, imposter |
| eloquent | extremely expressive with words or gestures |
| loquacious | extremely talkative |
| vociferous | loudly; persistently vocal |
| equivocal | open to two interpretations unclear |
| despot | a ruler with total control |
| sycophant | a brownnoser one who flatters other |
| vertify | to establish truth or accuracy; to confirm |
| insurgent | a rebel; one who rises up in revolt |
| zealot | a fanatical someone devoted beyond reason to cause or belief |
| profuse | in great abundance; lavish lush |
| acquiesce | to give in and agree peaceably |
| laud | to praise commend |
Created by:
Kim.a
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