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SAT 800 II
Question | Answer |
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esoteric | hard to understand, known only to the chosen |
espouse | to adopt, suppert |
esteem | to respect, value, judge |
ethereal | light, heavenly, unusually refined |
eulogy | an expression of praise at funeral |
euphemism | a mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one |
euphomious | pleasing in sound |
euphoria | feeling of great happiness and well-being |
evanescent | fleeting, vanishing |
exacerbate | to worsen, embitter |
exacing | extremely demanding |
execute | put into effect, carry out |
exemplary | serving as a model |
exhaustive | thorough, comprehensive |
exhilarating | invigorating, refreshing, cheering |
exonerate | to acquit, exculpate |
expedient | suitable to achieve a particular end, practical |
expedite | to hasten |
explicit | totally clear, definite |
exploit | a brave deed or action, to make use of (sometimes unjustly) |
expository | explanatory, intended to explain |
extol | to praise, glorify |
extraneous | not essential, superfluous |
exticate | to free, disentagle |
exuberance | overflowing abundance, joyful enthusiasm |
facile | easily accomplished, ready or fluent, superficial |
facilitate | to help bring about, make less difficult |
falacious | false, misleading |
fanaticism | an excessiv zeal, extreme devotion to a belief |
fastidious | difficult to please, squeamish |
feasible | practical |
fervor | glowing ardor, intenmsity of feeling |
fickle | changeable, faithless |
figuaritve | not literal |
glagrant | consipicuously wicked, blatant, outrageous |
flippant | lacing proper seriousness |
florid | ruddy, reddish, flowering |
fluctuate | to waver, shift |
foolhardy | rash, heedless |
foresight | prudence |
forestall | to prevent by taking action in advance |
forthright | outspoken, frank |
fortuitous | accidental, by chance |
foster | to rear, encourage, nurture |
founder | to fail completely, skin, an establisher |
frivolous | lacking in seriousness, self-indulgently carefree |
frugality | thrift, economy |
furtive | stealty, sneaky |
futile | ineffective, fruitless |
galvanize | to stimulate by shock |
garbled | mixed up, jumbled, distorted |
discredcit | to defame, destroy confidence |
discrepancy | lack of consistency, difference |
discursive | digressing, rambling |
disdain | to view with scorn or comtempt |
disinclination | unwillingness |
disinterested | unprejudiced |
dismantle | to take apart |
dismiss | to put away from consideration |
disparage | to belittle |
disparity | difference, condition of inequality |
dispassionate | calm, impartial |
dispel | to drive away, scatter |
disputatious | argumentative |
disseminate | to distribute, spread |
dissent | to disagree |
dissipate | to squander, waste, scatter |
dissonance | cacophony |
dissuade | to advise against |
divergent | differin, diviating |
divulge | to reveal |
dogmatic | opinionated, arbitrary, doctinal |
dutiful | respectful, obedient |
ebb | to recede, lessen |
eccentric | odd, shimsical, irregular |
eclectic | selective in choosing from the variety of sources |
eclipse | to darken, extinguish, surpass |
effervescent | exuberant, bubbly, and excited |
egotistical | excessively self-centered, conceited |
elated | overjoyed, in high spirit |
eloquence | expressiveness, persuasive speech |
elusive | evasive, baffling, hard to grasp |
emulate | to imitate, rival |
enervate | to weaken |
endorse | to approve, support |
engender | to cause, produce |
enhance | to advance, improve |
ephmeral | short-lived |
epicure | connoisseur of food and drink |
equanimity | calmness of temerament, composure |
erratic | odd, unpredictable, wandering |
erudite | learned, scholarly |
confound | to confuse, puzzle |
conscientious | scrupulous, careful |
consensus | a general agreement |
constraint | a compulsion, repression of feelings |
contagion | an infection |
contend | to struggle, compete, assert earnestly |
contentious | quarrelsome |
contract | to compress or shrink, make a pledge, catch a disease |
converge | to approach, tend to meet, come together |
conviction | strongly held belief |
cordial | gracious, hearfelt |
corroborate | to confirm, support |
corrosion | a destruction by chemical reaction |
credibility | a believability |
credulity | a belief on sight evidence, gullibility, naivete |
criterion | a standard used in judging |
cryptic | mysterious, hidden,secret |