SAT2 Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
Absolution
A
forgiveness; pardon; release
2
Q
Blatant
A
obvious, overt
3
Q
Creditable
A
praiseworthy
4
Q
ensconce
A
establish firmly in a position
5
Q
hasten
A
hurry; accelerate; rush
6
Q
laceration
A
a cut
7
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obdurate
A
stubborn
8
Q
plausible
A
reasonable
9
Q
reprieve
A
postponement of a sentence; a respite
10
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tawdry
A
of little value; gaudy
11
Q
abstain
A
desist, go w/o, withdraw
12
Q
blighted
A
damaged; destroyed; ruined
13
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credulous
A
gullible; ready to believe anything
14
Q
enshroud
A
cover
15
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haughtiness
A
arrogance; pride
16
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lachrymose
A
tearful; sad
17
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obfuscate
A
deliberately make sth difficult to understand
18
Q
plethora
A
an excess
19
Q
repudiate
A
shun; eschew
20
Q
tedium
A
boredom (tedious = boring)
21
Q
abstemious
A
self-denying; refraining from indulging
22
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blithe
A
carefree
23
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crespuscular
A
active at dawn and dusk
24
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enunciation
A
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
25
headstrong
stubborn; willful
26
lackluster
dull; monotonous; bland
27
objective
unbiased; not subjective
28
pliable
flexible; not stubborn
29
rescind
retract; repeal
30
temper
to moderate; soften
31
abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
32
blunderbuss
ancient weapon or a clumsy person
33
cringe
recoil; flinch; shy away
34
envenom
to cause bitterness and bad feeling (venom)
35
hedonism
self-indulgence; pleasure seeking
36
laconic
taciturn, brief, to the point
37
oblique
indirect, slanting
38
plumage
feathers of a bird
39
resignation
acceptance of fate
40
tenacious
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
41
accolade
tribute; honor; praise
42
bolster
support; prop up
43
cryptic
puzzling; enigmatic
44
ephemeral
short-lived
45
hedonist
a pleasure seeker
46
lamentation
expression of regret or sorrow
47
obliterate
destroy; demolish; eradicate
48
plummet
fall suddenly and steeply
49
resolution
determination
50
tentative
not certain
51
acquiesce
to agree to; give in to
52
bombast
arrogant; pompous language
53
curtail
cut short
54
epicure
someone who appreciates good food and drink
55
heed
listen to
56
lampoon
ridicule; spoof
57
oblivious
totally unaware
58
podium
raised platform
59
resonant
echoing
60
tenuous
flimsy; not solid
