SAT Vocabulary Lesson 1
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66998647 | altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous | |
66998648 | ambivalent | having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action | |
66998649 | angular | lean; sharp cornered; gaunt | |
66998650 | arrogant | overbearingly assuming; insolently proud | |
66998651 | aversion | strong disinclination, disliking | |
66998652 | discern | to differentiate between two or more things | |
66998653 | disdain | intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy | |
66998654 | disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner | |
66998655 | disparity | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree | |
66998656 | embellish | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation | |
66998657 | engender | to cause, to produce, to create | |
66998658 | innocuous | harmless, producing no injury | |
66998659 | insipid | boring and stupid | |
66998660 | lament | to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner | |
66998661 | laud | to praise, to extol | |
66998662 | obscure | difficult to see, vague | |
66998663 | ostentatious | showy, pretentious | |
66998664 | prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance | |
66998665 | repudiate | to reject, to disown, to disavow | |
66998666 | reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak | |
66998667 | revere | to honor, to regard with respect | |
66998668 | serene | calm, placid | |
66998669 | subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious | |
66998670 | superfluous | beyond what is needed or required, an overflow | |
66998671 | taciturn | quiet, not verbose |