Kabir SAT Vocab Unit 3 Tier 2

abhor

to hate something, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons

alleviate

to make something less severe

ardent

very enthusiastic and showing strong feelings about something or someone

blatant

obvious and open, without caring if people are shocked

capricious

changing suddenly and quickly, especially in attitude or behavior

cohesive

forming a united whole

contrite

very sorry for something bad that one has done

deflect

to change direction or make something change direction

didactic

(1) designed to teach people something, especially a moral lesson (2) telling people things rather than letting them find out for themselves

discord

(1) disagreement, arguing (2) a combination of musical notes that sound unpleasant together

emancipate

to free someone, especially from legal, political, or social restrictions

err

to make a mistake

fallible

able to make mistakes or be wrong

foible

a minor weakness of a person’s character

grudging

given or done unwillingly

impart

to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people to give a particular quality to something

jeopardy

a dangerous position or situation in which someone or something is likely to be lost or harmed, danger

lurid

(1) presented in a deliberately shocking and vivid way (2) very vivid in color, especially so as to create a harsh and unnatural effect

momentous

very important or serious, especially because there may be important results

ornate

highly decorated

pertinent

appropriate to a particular situation

precursor

a person or thing that comes before someone or something similar and leads to or influences what comes later, a forerunner

profuse

produced in large amounts, abundant

proximity

nearness

recur

to happen again or a number of times

robust

strong and healthy

squander

to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way

temperate

having a mild temperature without extremes of heat or cold, behaving in a calm and controlled way

unwieldy

hard to handle or manage, especially because of size or weight

vindictive

trying or wanting to hurt someone in response to real or imagined harm, vengeful