AP III: Greek Roots, Latin Roots, and PSAT Practice

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  1. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  2. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  3. elephantine
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  4. diminutiveness
    the property of being very small in size
  5. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  6. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  7. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  8. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  9. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  10. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  11. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  12. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  13. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  14. tranquil
    free from disturbance by heavy waves
  15. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  16. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  17. sycophancy
    fawning obsequiousness
  18. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  19. bellicosity
    a natural disposition to fight
  20. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  21. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  22. culpability
    a state of guilt
  23. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  24. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  25. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  26. aphonic
    being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
  27. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  28. Francophile
    an admirer of France and everything French
  29. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  30. entomologist
    a scientist who studies insects
  31. etymologist
    a lexicographer who specializes in etymology
  32. misoneism
    hatred of change or innovation
  33. misogynist
    a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
  34. monocle
    lens for correcting defective vision in one eye
  35. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  36. pathologist
    a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
  37. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  38. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  39. bibliophile
    someone who loves and usually collects books
  40. monomaniac
    a person suffering from monomania
  41. megalomaniac
    a pathological egotist
  42. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
  43. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  44. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  45. apolitical
    neutral with regards to government policy
  46. amorally
    without regard for the distinction between right and wrong
  47. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  48. vulgar
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  49. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  50. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  51. homogenous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  52. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  53. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  54. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
  55. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  56. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  57. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  58. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  59. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  60. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  61. posterity
    all future generations
  62. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  63. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  64. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  65. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  66. bereaved
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  67. exacerbate
    make worse
  68. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  69. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  70. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  71. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  72. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  73. omission
    leaving out or passing over something
  74. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  75. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  76. deplorable
    of very poor quality or condition
  77. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  78. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  79. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  80. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  81. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  82. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  83. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  84. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  85. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  86. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  87. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  88. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  89. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  90. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  91. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  92. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  93. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  94. agitated
    physically disturbed or set in motion
  95. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  96. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  97. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  98. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  99. similitude
    similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
  100. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  101. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  102. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  103. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  104. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  105. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  106. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  107. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  108. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  109. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  110. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  111. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  112. linguist
    a specialist in the study of language
  113. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  114. colloquialism
    an expression that seeks to imitate informal speech
  115. bilingual
    using or knowing two languages
  116. retraction
    a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  117. cosmos
    the universe considered as a whole
  118. folly
    the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
  119. obliquely
    not in a direct or straightforward manner
  120. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  121. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  122. resignedly
    with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
Created on Tue Sep 17 14:29:26 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Sep 17 14:32:01 EDT 2013)

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