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Sat/Act Vocabulary#2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spontaneous | a natural impulse or tendency; without premeditation |
| repudiate | to reject with disapproval, condemnation or denial |
| quiescent | causing no trouble; quiet or still; inactive or motionless |
| inevitable | unable to be avoided, evaded or escaped; certain |
| prevaricate | to speak falsely or misleadingly so as to avoid the truth; to lie |
| querulous | carping; characterized by or full of complaints |
| theoretical | hypothetical; existing only in principle; not practical |
| novice | a beginner; person who is new to a work place or situation |
| virulent | actively poisonous; intensely noxious; deadly |
| repose | state of being at rest after exertion; dignified calmness; peace |
| ostentatious | characterized by a pretentious show in order to impress |
| squander | to spend or use extravagantly, lavishly or wastefully |
| lethargy | state of being dull, listless, drowsy or without energy |
| morose | sullenly ill-humored; expressing gloom; glum |
| soporific | anything causing or tending to cause sleep; drowsy |
| candid | frank or outspoken; free from reservation or disguise |
| precocious | unusually advanced or mature development or talent |
| obscure | hard to perceive; nebulous; meaning not clear or plain |