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VIP/SAT Vocab
SAT Vocab Practice
Question | Answer |
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adversity | unfortunate event or circumstance |
valor | heroic courage; bravery |
rant | to speak in a violent or wild manner |
rhetoric | the ability to use language effectively |
stellar | performance or behavior which is star-like in quality |
meticulous | showing extreme care about details |
cliche | a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse |
vapid | without liveliness or spirit; dull |
empathize | to experience deep care/concern for another |
antagonize | to act in a hostile or unfriendly manner so as to oppose another |
contender | to strive in rivalry; compete |
accessory | an article such as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that completes and outfit in its attractiveness |
responsibility | to answer or be accountable for |
esteem | to hold in someone or something with high favor, admiration, honor, or reverence |
effervescent | vivacious |
maliciously | full of spite |
acclaim | to announce or proclaim with enthusiastic approval |
avid | enthusiastic; dedicated; desirous; eager |
acoustic | of or related to sound, the sense of hearing |
raucous | rowdy; disorderly |
culinary | of, pertaining to cooking |
glutton | a person who eats and drinks excessively |
rancid | having an unpleasant, stale smell or taste |
maneuver | a planned movement of a car, ship, military troops, warships, etc. |
agglomeration | a jumbled cluster of varied parts |
abrasive | Harsh and rough in manner |
inherent | existing as an inseparable part |
expectation | the act or state of looking forward or anticipating |
addendum | something added; an addition |
adept | very skilled; proficient; expert |
abominable | very unpleasant; disagreeable; very bad, poor, or inferior |
abstain | to hold oneself back voluntarily |
broach | to introduce or bring something up for discussion |
brouhaha | an episode involving excitement, confusion, turmoil |
camaraderie | brotherhood |
cantankerous | disagreeable to deal with |
dichotomy | division into two parts |
diffuse | to spread or scatter widely or thinly |