SAT Vocab Set 9

40 vocabulary flashcards drawn from the lecture notes, designed for exam review.

lucid

clear, easily understood

lucrative

profitable

lull

a short period of calm

lurid

sensational, shocking

luxuriant

lush, elaborate

magnanimity, magnanimous

generosity, generous

malleable

capable of being shaped, pliable

marred

scarred

maudlin

overly sentimental

melancholy

bleak

mercenary

motivated by money

mercurial

fickle

miserly

cheap, stingy

mitigate, mitigator

moderate, alleviate

modicum

small amount

morose

depressed

motley

diverse, heterogeneous

multifarious

many types

nebulous

vague

nefarious

evil

neophyte

beginner

notoriety, notorious

infamous, ill fame

noxious

poisonous

nuance

subtle difference

obdurate

stubborn

obstinate (obstinacy)

stubborn(ness)

officious

meddlesome, interfering

onerous

difficult, trying

opportunist, opportunistic

one who takes advantage of opportunities, often unethically

oracle

prophet

orthodox

conservative, traditional

ostensible

apparent, seeming

oversight

mistake

pacifist

one who completely opposes violence

pacify

soothe, calm

painstaking

careful

palliate, palliative

relieve pain without curing

paradigm

clear example

parch

make dry

parody

intentional mockery