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ELA SAT words
My ELA words for test:)
Question | Answer |
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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous | Altruistic |
Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action | Ambivalent |
Lean; Sharp cornered;Gaunt | Angular |
Overbearingly assuming; insolently proud | Arrogant |
Strong disinclination, disliking | Aversion |
To differentiate between two or more things | Discern |
Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy | Disdain |
To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner | Disparage |
Inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree | Disparity |
To decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation | Embellish |
To cause, to produce, to create | Engender |
Harmless, producing no injury | Innocuous |
Boring and stupid | Insipid |
To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner | Lament |
To praise, to extol | Laud |
Difficult to see, vague | Obscure |
Showy, pretentious | Ostentatious |
Wasteful, a person given to extravagance | Prodigal |
To reject, to disown, to disavow | Repudiate |
Restraint in speech, reluctance to speak | Reticence |
To honor, to regard with respect | Revere |
Calm, Placid | Serene |
Delicate, elusive, not obvious | Subtle |
Beyond what is needed or required, an overflow | Superfluous |
Quiet, not verbose | Taciturn |