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P/SAT words
Lesson 1 AP Strategies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous |
| ambivalent | having contrary fellings or attitudes, uncertain as to the course of action |
| angular | lean, sharp, gaunt |
| arrogant | overbearingly assuming; insolently proud |
| aversion | strong disinclination, disliking |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more things |
| disdain | intense dislike; to treat someone with scorn or contempt |
| disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner |
| disparity | inequality |
| embellish | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation |
| engender | to cause, produce or create |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insipid | boring and stupid |
| lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner |
| laud | to praise |
| obscure | difficult to see, vague |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| prodigal | wasteful, a person givent to extravagance |
| repudiate | to reject, disown, disavow |
| reticence | restraint is speech, reluctance to speak |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| serene | calm, placid |
| subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious |
| superfluous | beyoned what is needed or required |
| tactiturn | quiet, not verbose |