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English SAT words 1
All of my SAT words form Ms. Beal's English II Pre-AP Class in Travis High Schoo
| Word | Description | Part of Speech | Antonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antithesis | contrasting ideas by two words | Noun | Synonym |
| Autonomous | Self governing | Adjective | Dependent |
| Banal | Dull,boring, not original | Adjective | Creative |
| Benign | Harmless | Adjective | Harmful |
| Capricious | Governed with caprice | Adjective | unreflexive |
| Dawdle | To move lackdaisily | Verb | Active |
| Defamation | The act of defaming another. | Noun | Faming |
| Esoteric | Only understood by those it was meant for. | Adjective | Identifiable |
| Exacerbate | To aggravate, to irritate. | Verb | Relax |
| Extol | To praise, laud, glorify. | Verb | Scorn |
| Fastidious | Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme. | Adjective | Lazy |
| Furtive | Secret in an underhanded way | Adjective | Public |
| Gregarious | Social and outgoing | Adjective | Reclusive |
| Hypocrite | A person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion | Noun | Believer |
| Innate | Existing in, belonging to, or determined by the factors present in an individual. | Adjective | Ingrown |
| Lethargic | Of, related to, or characterized by lethargy. | Adjective | Speedy |
| Melancholy | Causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind and spirit. | Adjective | Ecstatic |
| Opaque | Exhilarating opacity; Blocking energy esp. light | Adjective | Transparent |
| Prolific | Producing young or fruit especially freely. | Adjective | Chastity |
| Reprove | To disapprove kindly | Verb | Extol |
| Symmetry | Beauty of form arising from balanced proportions. | Noun | Asymmetry |
| Tranquil | Free from agitation of mind or spirit. | Adjective | Agitated |
| Venerate | To regard with reverential respect and admiring defense; to honor | Verb | Disregard |
| Ascend | To move upwards | Verb | Descend |
| Austere | Stern | Adjective | Lenient |