SAT - testmasters frequently missed Flashcards

487358877	outspokenness	free or unreserved in speech
487358878	equanimity	quality of being calm and even tempered
487358879	interminable	endlessly or tirelessly long
487358880	intractable	difficult to manage or govern
487358881	munificence	great generosity
487358882	serendipity	making fortunate discoveries by accident
487358883	platitude	a cliche or unoriginal statement or idea
487358884	vindication	the act of clearing accusation, blame, suspicion w/ appropriate evidence
487358885	diatribe	a bitter, abusive, denunciation
487358886	austerity	a severe or rigid economy
487358888	mendacity	untruthfulness
487358889	obstreperous	resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly
487358890	voracious	consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food
487358891	castigate	to inflict severe punishment on
487358892	rectitude	moral uprightness
491925089	indefatigible	Not yielding readily to fatigue; tireless
491925090	elegiac	Of the nature of an elegy; sad.
491925091	dilettante	A person whose interest in a subject is merely superficial or for amusement; an amateur.
600342121	filch	to steal, pilfer.
600342122	facetious	witty, comical, jocular.
600342123	perusal	reading
600342124	querulous	full of complaints
600342125	actuate	motivated
600342126	laconic	few words
600342127	inexorable	remorseless
600342128	earnest	depth and SINCERITY of feeling
600342129	self effacing	humility...make yourself not as important, put yourself in the background
600342130	audacious	brave, daring, bold!
600342131	ennoble	to raise...in rank, excellence, or respect
600342132	forgo	to GIVE UP! loser
600342133	iterate	to repeat!!! (re-iterate is a SYNONYM)
600342134	appointed	equipped, furnished
600342135	sophomoric	intellectually pretentious but actually immature
600342136	scintillating	exciting! animated, vivacious, brilliantly clever
600342137	remuneration	reimbursement/re compensation for something done
600342138	cogent	to the point, clear, convincing
600342139	cloying	too much of a good thing. neg connotation (overly sweet, sentimental, etc)
600342140	consolidate	to unite! ---><---
600342141	motley	many different varieties
600342142	excised	to cut out
600342143	disillusioned	disappointed
600342144	aberration	a deviation from the expected course
600342145	truculence	harshness and aggressive self assertion
600342146	encompass	to enclose, encircle, surround
600342147	coalition	combination or alliance
600342148	pedagogical	educational
600342149	winnow	to sort out
600342150	vagrant	hobo
600342151	exultation	lively or triumphant joy
600342152	forbearance	self control or not collecting a payment that's due
600342153	tawdry	gaudy/showy, cheap
600342154	condolatory	CONDOLE, to express sympathy
600342155	unilateral	involving one side only
600342156	beguiling	charming or diverting attention (secondary meaning)
600342157	solicitous	anxiously worried, concerned
600342158	sordid	base, vile
600342159	lurid	gruesome, revolting
600342160	marginalize	to make not important
600342161	endearing	evoking affection, beloved
600342162	presage	presentiment, foreboding
600342163	harbingers	think "bringers". foreshadows an event
600342164	celerity	SPEED!
600342165	impunity	immunity from punishment or detrimental action
600342526	inveterate	characterized by habit
600342527	indelible	unable to be erased or removed
600342528	ostensible	CONSPICUOUS
600342529	chary	cautious
600342530	interminable	monotonous, boring, same thing over and over again
600342531	scurrilous	acting like buffoons, coarsely jocular
600342532	untenable	indefensible!
600526520	sanctimonious	a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, etc.
600849091	invocation	an appeal to
600849092	quotidian	everyday, commonplace