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SAT #6 Vocabulary
Study the words for Lesson 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antiquated | out of date |
| arable | fit for plowing |
| ascendancy | growing power |
| atrophy | to waste away |
| clandestine | secret |
| conciliate | to reconcile or renew a friendship |
| cursory | hastily done |
| derision | ridicule, mockery |
| enmity | absolute hatred |
| extricate | to free or disentangle |
| forbearance | patience |
| frivolous | lacking seriousness or importance |
| garrulous | talkative |
| impetuous | hasty, rash |
| industrious | skillfully busy or occupied |
| infamous | having a bad reputation |
| insolence | insulting behavior |
| levity | excessive frivolity |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| paradoxical | something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct |
| perjury | false testimony under oath |
| rancor | bitter ill will |
| sycophant | flatterer, brownnoser |
| vacillating | changing, fluctuating |
| vivid | bright, distinct and clear |