SAT VOCAB Flashcards
Arid
lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning
Benevolent
well-meaning and kindly
Disdain
The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect, contempt
Clairvoyant
A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.
Haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful
Sagacity
the quality of being sagacious
Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time.
Impute
Represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.
Querulous
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.:
Equivocal
open to more than one interpretation
Preclude
Prevent it from happening; make it impossible.: “The secret nature of his work precluded official recognition”.
Soporific
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
Tenacious
tending to keep a firm hold of something, clinging or adhering closely
Magnanimous
Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
Urbane
Courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man).
