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ELA SAT words
My ELA words for test:)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous | Altruistic |
| Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action | Ambivalent |
| Lean; Sharp cornered;Gaunt | Angular |
| Overbearingly assuming; insolently proud | Arrogant |
| Strong disinclination, disliking | Aversion |
| To differentiate between two or more things | Discern |
| Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy | Disdain |
| To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner | Disparage |
| Inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree | Disparity |
| To decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation | Embellish |
| To cause, to produce, to create | Engender |
| Harmless, producing no injury | Innocuous |
| Boring and stupid | Insipid |
| To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner | Lament |
| To praise, to extol | Laud |
| Difficult to see, vague | Obscure |
| Showy, pretentious | Ostentatious |
| Wasteful, a person given to extravagance | Prodigal |
| To reject, to disown, to disavow | Repudiate |
| Restraint in speech, reluctance to speak | Reticence |
| To honor, to regard with respect | Revere |
| Calm, Placid | Serene |
| Delicate, elusive, not obvious | Subtle |
| Beyond what is needed or required, an overflow | Superfluous |
| Quiet, not verbose | Taciturn |