From SAT study Guide Flashcards
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Folly
Lack of good sense or judgement, foolish behaviour
Intricate
Complex, hard to understand
Ostentatious
Flashy, showy
Convoluted
Invecklad, complex and difficult to follow
Whims
A sudden desire or change of mind
Capricious
A sudden or unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour
Decorous
In keeping with good taste and propriety, polite and restrained
Loquacious
Tending to talk a great deal, talkative
Intuitive
Using or based on what feels to be true even without conscious or reasoning; instinctive
Stratagems
A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end
Versatile
Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities
Mitigate
Make something NF bad less severe, serious, or painful.
Jingoism
En nationalistisk inställning kombinerad med en fientlig inställning mot Andre nationer
Bureaucratize
Govern by an excessively complicated administrative procedure
Venerable
Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character
Endure
Suffer something painful or difficult patiently
Ingenuity
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive
Contort
Twist or bend out of the normal shape
Fraternity
A group of people sharing a common profession or interest
Jostle
Push, elbow, or bump against someone, roughly, typically through a crowd
Easel
A wooden frame for holding an artists work while it is being painted or drawn
Deteriorate
Become progressively worse
Venerable
Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
Derive
Obtain something from
