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(SAT) Vocabulary

English 10 Honors Vocabulary List (SAT)

QuestionAnswer
superfluous excessive or unnecessary
fabrication the making or construction of;making up or inventing
ambiguous having two or more meanings; open to more than one interpretation; unclear;uncertain; vague
gregarious living in herds; fond of the company of others; sociable
superficial pertaining to the surface; concerned with only the obvious; shallow
contend / contentious to fight or argue; to compete; characterized by controversy
paradox a statement which appears to be contradictory or absurd, but may in fact be true
undermine to wear away at the supports of; to injure or weaken
conventional following custom or usage; customary
disdain feeling of contempt or aversion for something or someone regarded as unworthy or beneath one
thwart to obstruct, frustrate, or defeat
ambivalence simultaneous conflicting feelings
austere stern; harsh; morally strict; unadorned; plain
autonomy the right or condition of self-government; independence
belie to misrepresent or disguise; to show to be false
complacent pleased, self-satisfied; smug
conciliatory tending or calculated to gain by soothing or pacifying acts; to win over; placate
condone to overlook or forgive an offense
efface / self-effacing to rub out or erase; to make oneself inconspicuous
reticence / reticent disinclination to speak; taciturn; uncommunicative
augment to make or become greater; increase; enlarge
benevolence kindliness; inclination to do good
innocuous harmless
lucidy / elucidate clarity; transparency; to make something clear or explain
scrupulous conscientiously honest; careful of details, precise
altruistic having an unselfish concern for the welfare of others
antithesis the exact opposite
aversion an intense dislike; hatred
benign harmless; good-natured; kind; beneficial
discern to perceive or recognize clearly; understand or figure out
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