SAT Vocab 24

arduous

very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)
hard, toilsome
easy, effortless
Adj.

belligerent

waging war, inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
bellicose, pugnacious, combative
peaceful, calm
Adj.

desecrate

to violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate
defile, befoul
honor, protect
verb

diffuse

to spread in all directions
broadcast, extend
concentrated, condensed
verb

dispatch

to send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness
haste, expediency
delay, rest
verb

dupe

to trick, to deceive, to fool, or to cheat
beguile, defraud
undeceive, aid
verb

expurgate

to remove obscene or objectionable material, usually before publication
cleanse, decontaminate
dirty, open
verb

flout

to treat with contempt
scoff, jeer, sneer, mock
approve, commend
verb

galling

very irritating
aggravating, exasperating
agreeabe, pleasant
adj.

guileless

without deceit
candid, frank, genuine
scheming, fake
adj.

hackneyed

trite, banal, lacking freshness
threadbare
fresh, original
adj.

loquacious

very talkative
garrulous, voluble
reserved, shy
adj.

luscious

very pleasant to the taste
delicious, delectable
insipid, tasteless
adj.

mollify

to sooth or to appease
conciliate, pacify
infuriate, annoy
verb

reconcile

to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute
appease, rectify
disrupt, disturb
verb

sagacious

wise, shrewd, very discerning
astute, perspicacious
unwise, foolish
adj.

solicitous

worried, concerned
anxious, apprehensive
heedless, inattentive
adj.

succulent

very juicy
luscious, mouthwatering
unappetizing, dry
adj.

tempestuous

turbulent, stormy
agitated, blustery
calm, cool
adj.

utility

usefulness
advantageousness, applicability
disadbvantage, hindrance
noun