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SAT vocab unit #2
Question | Answer |
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antihesis | a direct opposite |
ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
austure | strict, stern |
autonomous | independent, self-contianed |
banal | common, ordinary, lacking freshness |
bengin | not causing harm, of gentle position, benifical |
capricious | changing suddenly, fickle |
dawdle | to waste time, spend it idly |
defmation | act of harming or ruinings someones reputation |
esoteric | understood only by a small group or few people |
exacerbate | to aggravate, or irritate, vex |
extol | to praise or glorify |
fastidious | reflecting a demanding attitude, critcal to extreme, meticulous |
furtive | secret, in a sleathy way |
gregarious | sociable, outgoing |
hypocrite | one who is insincere or decitful |
innate | exsisting from birth, inborn |
lethargic | sluggish,languid |
melanchoy | depression of spirts |
opaque | to allowing the passage of light, not transparent |
prolific | fruitful, marked by great productivity |
reprove | to scold or to rebuke for a missdeed usally with kind intent |
symentry | balanced proportions |
tranquil | peaceful, calm |
venerate | to honor, to revere (reverend) |