Thursday, July 10, 2014

Refresh Vocabulary for SAT October 2014 Exam

1. reconcile: to win over friendliness
2. disseminate: to spread around (like a seed)
3. atrophy: weaken
4. domineer: to rule arbitrarily, unlimited power
5. prosaic: commonplace, dull
6. didactic: instructive
7. dogmatic: pertaining to a theme or condescendingly preachy
8. treacherous: betraying untrustworthy
9. pedantic: ostentatious with one's learning, paying attention to minuscule detail
10. vindictive: showing revengeful persona
11. solicit: to ask for help
12. vacillation: cannot make up one's mind
13. Pertinacious: holding tenaciously to an idea
14. malleable: changeable adaptable
15. quiescent: being quiet and motionless
16. quandary: uncertainty, perplexity
17. vestige: small amount, trace left over
18. bulwark: protection, wall, or a person who gives encouragement strength
19. egregious: amazingly obvious in a bad way, flagrant, eyesore
20. Insipid: boring, not exciting
21. trite: excessive use becoming dull
22. squander: excessive waste
23. negligent: careless
24. belligerent: warlike
25. vociferous: crying out loud, clamoring
26. supercilious: disdainful, haughty, showing on face

Weirdest one

surreptitious

: done in a sneaky way

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