sat prep shakespeare list lesson 2

Nathalie L. (Belgium)
25 words 5 learners

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  1. antithesis
    exact opposite
  2. ascend
    travel up
  3. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  4. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  5. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  6. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  7. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  8. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  9. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  10. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  11. exacerbate
    make worse
  12. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  13. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  14. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  15. furtive
    secret and sly
  16. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  17. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  18. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  19. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  20. prolific
    intellectually productive
  21. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  22. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
  23. tranquil
    free from disturbance by heavy waves
  24. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  25. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
Created on Thu Nov 14 16:46:08 EST 2013 (updated Thu Nov 28 07:35:56 EST 2013)

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