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SAT Vocab 485-495
Vocab words, HHS, Mr. Keane, 2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Exigency | An emergency; a state of great need. |
| Ingenuous | Showing childlike simplicity and innocence. |
| Despondent | Depressed; dejected; in low spirits. |
| Clemency | An act of mercy; leniency. |
| Illusory | Based on an illusion; deceptive; false in appearance. |
| Edifying | Instructive; improving, enlightening. |
| Circumlocutory | Using too many words; talking around an issue. |
| Degrading | Reduced in rank or status; humiliating. |
| Alloy | A mixture of two or more metals. |
| Surly | Unfriendly and ill-tempered; irritable. |
| Solvent | Having enough money to pay one's debt. |