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chris's SAT Vocab 3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ancillary | additional |
| animosity | dislike; aggravation |
| petulant | bad tempered in a childish way |
| pious | religious |
| pretentious | aiming to impress by affecting greater importance than is actually possessed |
| trepidation | fear |
| forbearance | self-restraint; tolerance |
| frivolous | silly or unimportant |
| tribulations | a distress or suffering |
| superficial | having to do with the surface |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| trite | overused and unoriginal |
| trivial | small; unimportant |
| unprecedented | having no earlier equal |
| bias | particular tendency; prejudice |
| anecdote | a short tale |
| animated | full of life |
| blasphemy | lack of respect for something religious |
| brawn | muscular strength or power |
| brevity | briefness |
| candid | honest |
| capricious | whimsical |
| volatile | unstable and potentially dangerous |
| repudiate | deny the truth or validity of |
| rescind | take back |
| slander | to make false malicious statements about someone |
| solemn | serious |
| solicit | to ask for |
| volition | ability to choose |
| voluntary | of free will |
| castigate | punish |
| parsimony | frugality; stinginess |
| paucity | lack |
| pedestrian | commonplace; unimaginative |
| censor | edit |
| arcane | mysterious; known or understood by only few |
| discriminate | distinguish between 2 things |
| disdain | scorn; contempt |
| ascetic | without luxuries; self denial |
| vehemently | passionately |
| vent | release strong feelings |
| assuage | make less intense |
| elitist | person who believes that they are superior to others; snobbery |
| complacent | smug or self satisfied |
| consummate | complete or perfect |
| prodigious | producing a lot |
| profound | great or intense |