SAT Common Vocabulary Words Set 1

Mrs. Lin (United States of America)
SAT Vocabulary Words
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  1. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  2. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  3. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  4. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  5. condescending
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  6. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  7. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  8. enervating
    causing weakness or debilitation
  9. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  10. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  11. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  12. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  13. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  14. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  15. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  16. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  17. perfidious
    tending to betray
  18. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  19. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  20. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  21. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  22. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  23. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
  24. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  25. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
Created on Sat Jul 06 08:44:40 EDT 2013

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