English SAT Vocabulary
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- mundane (adj)
- typical of this world, ordinary or commonplace
- paltry (adj)
- trivial, wretched or contemptible
- prodigious (adj)
- impressively great in size, force, or extent, enormous, extraordinary, marvelous
- pugnacious (adj)
- Combative in nature; belligerent (aggressive)
- rectify (v)
- to correct or set right
- archaic (adj)
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization (ancient)
- benign (adj)
- kind and gentle; mild and harmless
- embellish (v)
- to make beautiful, decorate
- euphemism (n)
- the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive
- fidelity (n)
- faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
- placate (v)
- to allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease or pacify.
- aesthetic (adj)
- of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
- brusque (adj)
- abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt or gruff
- defunct (adj)
- having ceased to exist or live
- diminutive (adj)
- extremely small in size; tiny or small; of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet