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Unit 5 Vocabulary
SAT Unit 5 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. caustic | acrimonious |
| v. to make better, to relieve, to improve | ameliorate |
| adj. open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable | amenable |
| adj. shapeless, having no definite form | amorphous |
| adj. capable of floating; cheerful | buoyant |
| v. to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle | cajole |
| n. a serious event causing distress or misfortune | calamity |
| v. to reduce in dignity or quality | debase |
| v. to erase, to wear away | efface |
| v. to make clear, to explain | elucidate |
| adj. lasting a short period of time, fleeting | ephemeral |
| n. savagery | ferocity |
| n. to thrive, to grow well | flourish |
| adj, arrogant, excessively proud and vain | haughty |
| adj. incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged | impervious |
| adj. lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly, insipid | inane |
| n. laziness | indolence |
| adj. incapable of error | infallible |
| adj. difficult to understand; mysterious | inscrutable |
| adj. slow, sluggish, listless, weak | languid |
| n. desire to harm others | malice |
| adj. slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading | oblique |
| n. wealth, affluence, abundance | opulence |
| adj. showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant | penitent |
| adj. acting routinely with little interest or care | perfunctory |