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P/SAT words
Lesson 1 AP Strategies
Question | Answer |
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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 |