SAT4 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
adulation
A
strong admiration; worship
2
Q
bristle
A
to show irritation
3
Q
decoy
A
lure; trap; trick
4
Q
erratic
A
wandering; irregular
5
Q
histrionic
A
theatrical; exaggerated
6
Q
laud
A
praise
7
Q
obstreperous
A
noisy and boisterous
8
Q
portend
A
foretell
9
Q
retraction
A
withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
10
Q
titter
A
giggle quietly
11
Q
adversity
A
hardship
12
Q
broach
A
start to discuss; approach
13
Q
deference
A
respect
14
Q
esoteric
A
obscure and difficult to understand
15
Q
hoary
A
old
16
Q
lavish
A
on a grand scale; wasteful
17
Q
obtuse
A
mentally dull
18
Q
portent
A
a warning sign; omen
19
Q
revere
A
worship
20
Q
tome
A
large book
21
Q
advocate
A
support
22
Q
brusque
A
blunt; abrupt
23
Q
defoliate
A
cause leaves to fall off
24
Q
espouse
A
promote; take up; support
25
hone
sharpen; increase;whet
26
lax
careless; not strict
27
obviate
avoid; make unnecessary
28
poseur
someone who puts on an act
29
riddled
full of (usually full of holes)
30
torpid
inactive; lazy; stagnant
31
aesthetic
concerning art or beauty
32
bulwark
fortification; barricade; wall
33
defunct
no longer in existence
34
etymology
the study of word origins
35
hyperbole
grossly exaggerated speech
36
legend
key to map; myth or story
37
odious
hateful
38
posterity
future generations
39
rife
common
40
torpor
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
41
affable
friendly; social; easy going
42
bureaucracy
officialdom
43
degradation
deprivation; poverty; debasement
44
eulogy
praise
45
hypochondriac
a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
46
legion
in large numbers
47
officious
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
48
posthumous
after death
49
rigor
thoroughness
50
totter
walk unsteadily
