SAT EXAM
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- condescending
- possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
- collaborate
- to cooperate work together
- restrained
- controlled, repressed, restricted
- reclusive
- preferring to live in isolation
- tactful
- considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
- sagacity
- wisdom
- reverence
- worship, profound respect
- longevity
- long life
- adulation
- high praise
- ostentatious
- showy, displaying wealth
- discredit
- to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
- superficial
- shallow, lacking in depth
- circuitous
- indirect, taking the longest route
- exemplary
- outstanding, an example to others
- adversity
- misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
- renovation
- repair, making something new again
- clairvoyant
- exceptionally insightful, able to forsee the future
- impetuous
- rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
- demagogue
- leader, rabble rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
- amicable
- friendly, agreeable
- haughty
- arrogant and condescending
- spontaneity
- impulsive action, unplanned events
- convergence
- the state of separate elements joining coming together
- lobbyist
- person who seeks to influence political events
- extenuating
- excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime
- compassion
- sympathy, hepfulness or mercy
- abbreviate
- to shorten, abridge
- perfidious
- faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
- ephemeral
- momentary,transient, fleeting
- frugal
- thrifty, cheap
- abstinence
- the act of refraining from pleasurable activity
- reconciliation
- the act of agreement after a quarrel , the resolution of a dispute
- jubilation
- joy, celbration, exultation
- benevolent
- friendly and helpful
- nonchalant
- calm, casual, seeming unexcited
- precocious
- unusually advanced or talented at an early age
- arid
- extremely dry or deathly boring
- emulate
- to imitate, follow an example
- opulent
- wealthy
- querulous
- complaining, irritable
- surreptitious
- secret, stealthy
- enhance
- to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
- provocative
- tending to provoke a response, anger or disagreement
- diligent
- carefula and hardworking
- prudent
- careful, cautious
- evanescent
- quickly fading, short lived, esp. an image
- submisseive
- tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
- conditional
- depending on a condition in a contract
- censure
- to criticize harshly
- anachronistic
- out of date not attributed to the correct historical period
- incompatible
- opposed in nature, not able to live or work togher
- resilient
- quick to recover, bounce back
- parched
- dried up, shriveled
- compromise
- to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
- procrastinate
- to unnecessarily delay, postpone, putt off
- intrepid
- fearless, adventurous
- mundane
- ordinary, commonplace
- suppress
- to end an activity, to prevent the dissemination of information
- digression
- the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, in a speech or argument
- intuitive
- instinctive, untaught
- florid
- red colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
- hypthesis
- assumption, theory requiring proof
- scrutinize
- to observe carefully
- prosperity
- wealth or success
- disdain
- to regard with scorn or contempt
- wary
- careful, cautious
- empathy
- idnetification with teh feelings of others
- deleterious
- harmful, destructive, detrimental
- conformist
- person who complies with accepted rules and customs
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty or the arts
- orator
- lecturer, speaker
- venerable
- repected because of age
- enervating
- weakening,tiring
- hackneyed
- cliched, worn out by overuse
- hedonist
- person who pursues pleasure as a goal
- prosaic
- relating to prose; dull, commonplace
- spurious
- lacking authenticity, false
- rancorous
- bitter, hateful
- anecdote
- short, usually funny account of an event
- congregation
- a crowd of people, an assembly
- tenacious
- determined, keeping a firm grip on
- exasperation
- irritation, frustration
- impute
- to attribute an action to particular person or group
- pretentious
- pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
- vindicate
- to clear from blame or suspicion
- anonymous
- nameless, without a disclosed identity
- superfluous
- extra, more than enough, redundant
- divergent
- separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
- inconsequential
- unimportant, trivial
- fortuitous
- happening by luck, fortunate
- camaraderie
- trust, socialbility amongst friends
- novice
- apprentice, beginner
- integrity
- decency, honesty, wholeness
- substantiate
- to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
- transient
- temporary, short-lived, fleeting
- assiduous
- persistent, hard working
- antagonist
- foe, opponent, adversary
- inevitable
- certain, unavoidable
- asylum
- sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
- subtle
- hard to detect or describe; perceptive