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Contemp SAT List 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ingenuity | the power of creative imagination |
| insipid | dull and uninteresting |
| lethargic | lacking energy |
| malleable | capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out, easily influenced |
| meander | to wander aimlessly |
| morose | illĀ-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy |
| obstinate | resistant to guidance or discipline; stubbornly persistent |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details |
| perturb | disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| placid | not easily irritated |
| profusion | the property of being extremely abundant |
| proponent | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
| respite | a pause from doing something (as work) |
| robust | sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction |
| smattering | a slight or superficial understanding of a subject; a small amount of something |
| stolid | having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
| tarnish | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically |
| tawdry | tastelessly showy; cheap and shoddy |
| taxing | use to the limit; exhaust |
| urbane | covering consisting of a thin superficial layer that hides the underlying substance |