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SAT HitParade Vocab3
Most Frequently-Used SAT vocabulary words (from The Princeton Review)
Question | Answer |
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bombastic | given to pompous speech or writing |
ebullience | intense enthusiasm |
exorbitant | exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness |
exuberant | full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy |
embellish | to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate |
flagrant | extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable |
gratuitous | given freely; unearned; unnecessary |
lavish (adj) | extravagant |
lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
opulent | displaying great wealth |
ornate | elaborately decorated |
penchant | a strong inclination or liking |
redundant | needlessly repetitive |
ubiquitous | being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent |
vicarious | felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience of feelings of another |
vignette | a short scene or story |
amalgam | a combination of diverse elements; a mixture |
inundate | to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp |
multifarious | diverse; various |
multiplicity | state of being various or manifold; a great number |
alleviate | to ease a pain or burden |
ameliorate | to make something better; improve |
beneficial | producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful |
curative | able to heal or cure |
palliative | relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure |
therapeutic | having or exhibiting healing powers |
complement (noun) | something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection |
epitome | a representative or example of a type |
felicitous | admirably suited, apt |
belie | to misrepresent or disguise |
debunk | to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims |
dubious | doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
duplicitous | deliberate deceptive |
fabricate | to make up in order to decieve |
fallacy | a false notion |
mendacious | lying; untruthful |
specious | having the ring of truth of pluasibility but actually false |
ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
abivalent | simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain |
apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
equivocal | open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambigeous |
erratic | markedly inconsistent |
impetuous | suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate |
impetus | an impelling force or stimulus |
sporadic | occuring at irregular intervals; having no patten or order in time |
vacillate | to sway from one side to the other; oscillate |
whimsical | characterized by whim; unpredictable |
flag (verb) | to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop |
jaded | wornout; wearied |