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SAT quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly |
| cohort | companion, colleague |
| grandiose | impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur. |
| lauded | praise, extol |
| litigate | to contest in law |
| melancholy | depression of spirits; dejection |
| nebulous | indistinct, vague |
| precocious | exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age |
| prosaic | dull, unimaginative |
| quintessential | the most typical example or representative |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| ferocity | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness & unrestrained violence & brutality |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| surreal | having the intense irrational reality of a dream |
| poignant | deeply affecting; touching |
| callow | lacking adult maturity or experience |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| adjudicate | to act as judge |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |