AP Lang SAT Terms 41-60

disdain

disdain

lack of respect; contempt

impulsive; impetuous; precipitous

acting in a rash, hasty manner without fully considering the consequences

intrepid; dauntless

brave and therefore lacking fear

precarious

lacking stability

superficial

shallow and therefore lacking in depth

diffident

lacking self-confidence

sophmoric; callow

immature and therefore lacking maturity or sophistication

extravagant

excessive and therefore lacking restraint

apathetic

showing little or no feeling or emotion; spiritless; lacking emotion

erratic

lacking consistency

trite, cliché

commonplace; ordinary and therefore lacking originality; humdrum

denounce

to put down by condemning or criticizing

decry

to criticize; denounce; condemn

depreicate

to go down in value

despondent; dejected; depressed

all mean feeling very down and discouraged

deleterious

things are going down in the sense of being harmful, hurtful, and detrimental

belittle

to make something feel really little; to put someone down; to disparage

belie

to lie in the sense of contradicting

plausible

believable; credible

incorrigible

incapable of being reformed