QUACK - SAT Vocab, Volume 2 Save

corroborate

to confirm; to back up with evidence

amorous

feeling loving ; especially in sexual sense

decorous

proper ; in good taste

expedite

to speed the progress of

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

to place side by side

incandescent

brilliant ; giving off light or heat

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony

volatile

highly unstable ; explosive

distend

to swell ; to expand

fecund

fertile ; productive

sage

a wiseman ; to be wise through experience and reflection

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule

assail

to attack with words by force

benevolent

generous ; kind

scrutinize

to examine very carefully

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to teach ; morally instruct