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SAT Wk 1 (LTF)
GCAcademy SAT Week 1
Question | Answer |
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altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous |
ambivalent | having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action |
angular | lean; sharp cornered; gaunt |
arrogant | overbearingly assuming; insolently proud |
aversion | strong disinclination; disliking |
discern | to differentiate between two or more things |
disdain | intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy |
disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner |
disparity | inequality, the condition of fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree |
embellish | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation |
engender | to cause, to produce, to create |
innocuous | harmless, producing no injury |
insipid | boring and stupid |
lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
laud | to praise, to extol |
obscure | difficult to see, vague |
ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
prodigal | wasteful, person given to extravagance |
repudiate | to reject, to disown, to disavow |
reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak |
revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
serene | calm, placid |
subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious |
superfluous | beyond what is needed or required, an overflow |
taciturn | quiet, not verbose |