SAT Flashcards- Lesson 9

ambiguous

having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain.

amiable

friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane

(sophisticated.)

crass

coarse, crude, and unrefined

(showing no manners.)

discursive

rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly.

docile

easily managed, obedient, passive.

estrange

to alienate, to separate

(make unfriendly or hostile.)

exonerate

to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate

(to clear.)

gratuitous

given freely, unwarranted.

hypothesize

to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven.

indignation

anger as a result of something unjust

(justifiable anger.)

induce

to bring on or bring about

(to cause.)

intractable

stubborn, difficult to manage.

introspective

the quality of examining ones own mind it thoughts.

lucid

easily understood, mentally sound.

meticulous

taking great care.

misanthrope

a hater of mankind.

munificent

very generous.

plagiarize

to steal and to use another's writings as one’s own.

profuse

extravagantly abundant, flowing freely.

recluse

a person who lives in solitude, a hermit.

sated

satisfied fully, indulged to excess.

stupefy

to dull senses as to put into a stupor ( to stun. )

terse

concise ( almost rudely concise. )

transient

quickly passing, fleeting ( temporary. )

virtuoso

one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant ( genius. )