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PSAT lesson 12
Question | Answer |
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abridge | to shorten, to diminish |
alacrity | prompt and cheerful response |
antipathy | a dislike, distaste, enmity |
augment | to make greater or to supplement |
bombastic | using inflated language, pompous |
decry | to speak against, to rail against, to disparage |
eclectic | coming from a variety of diverse sources |
enhance | to make better, to improve |
euphonious | pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet |
fervid | ardent, burning, impassioned |
impecunious | without money |
ingratiate | to make an effort to gain good favor with someone |
luxuriant | abundant in growth, very fertile |
paltry | trifling, petty, worthless |
pedantry | act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginitive |
placid | peaceful, calm |
preclude | to make impossible |
promontory | land or rock projecting into a body of water |
raze | to completely destroy |
secular | nonreligious,worldly |
static | having no motion, showing little change |
tact | keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations |
torpid | sluggish, inactive, dull |
vindicated | cleared of accusations or charges |
vindictive | revengeful, spiteful |