SAT Direct Flashcards
(35 cards)
Profusion
Abundant
Filial
Relating to son or daughter
Avuncular
Pertaining to uncle
Convival
Eating or drinking companion
Cacophonous
Harsh or discordant sound
Syncopated
Cut short, abbreviated
Vehement
Zealous, enthused
Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful
Flippant
Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful
Caustic
Capable of burning, destroying living tissue
Exonerate
To free from duty, to relieve
Ameliorate
To make better, improve
Eccentric
Odd, peculiar
Apathetic
Having or showing little or no emotion
Bewildered
Completely puzzled or perplexed
Faculty
Ability for a particular kind of action, knack
Exacerbate
Increase severity, bitterness; to irritate
Recondite
Profound, beyond ordinary knowledge
Apprehend
To understand, grasp the meaning of
Consummate
To bring it to a state of perfection
Wistful
Pensive sadness
Deride
Mock
Bombast
Inflated, pretentious speaking
Blather
Foolish speaking