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SAT Vocab 1/
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anomaly | Something that is not normal: Abnormal |
| Sardonic | Taunting; Sarcastic |
| Dearth | Shortage of something; "food shortage" |
| Paucity | Shortage of something |
| Prattle | To speak in a childish manner |
| Wry | dy humor using a touch of irony |
| Unorthodox | Not oridnary; Unconventional |
| Painstaking | Extremely Careful |
| Meticulous | Extremely Careful "Meticulously gathered each fragments" |
| Audacious | Fearlessly, Very bold; recklessly daring |
| Apathetic | Lack of concern or interest; Indifferent |
| Diffident | Lacking self confidence; Not assertive |
| Pragmatic | Practical; Technical; Sensible and not idealistic or romantic or "humane" |
| Evocation | An imaginative recreation |
| PRESUMPTUOUS | Overbearing; BOLD; characterized by overstepping ones place; Stepping out of character |