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Summer Vocab Week 1
Summer SAT Vocab - Week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| negligible | not significant enough to be worth considering |
| acrimonious | bitter and sharp in language or tone |
| arduous | very difficult, hard to endure |
| malingering | to feign illness in order to escape a duty |
| recalcitrant | disobedient, resisting authority |
| culminate | come to climax |
| inadvertent | unintentional |
| burgeoning | growing rapidly |
| propitious | presenting favorable conditions |
| reverent | deeply respectful |
| lewd | obscene |
| proselytize | to convert someone from one religious faith to another |
| laconic | using few words |
| mediocre | average, ordinary |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving insult |
| strenuous | requiring great effort and energy |
| decimate | to destroy or kill a great number or proportion of |
| innovation | something newly introduced |
| anachronism | something that is out of place and time |
| dignitary | person of high rank or position |
| exuberant | full of joy; enthusiastic |
| dismantle | to take apart |
| zest | keen excitement or enjoyment |
| insipid | dull, boring |
| castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |