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P/SAT Lesson 2
Lesson 2 of AP Strategies Vocab
Question | Answer |
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antithesis | a direct opposite |
ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
austere | strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic |
autonomous | independent |
banal | common, ordinary |
benign | not causing harm, gentle of dispostion, beneficial |
capricious | changing suddenly, fickle |
dawdle | to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner |
defamation | act of harming or ruining another's reputation |
esoteric | understood only by a small group or a slect few |
exacerbate | to aggravate, irritate, or vex |
extol | to praise, to glorify |
fastidious | reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme |
furitive | secret in an underhanded way, stealthy |
gregarious | sociable and outgoing |
hypocrite | one who is insincere or deceitful |
innate | existing from birth, inborn |
lethargic | sluggish, languid |
melancholy | depression of spirits, saddness |
opaque | not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand |
prolific | abundatly fruitful, marked by great productivity |
reprove | to scold or rebuke for a misdeed, usually with kindly intent |
symmetry | balanced proportions |
tranquil | peaceful, calm |
venerate | to honor, to revere |