SAT Vocab List #10

aggrandizement

to increase in rank or wealth

caustic

stinging or biting

derogatory

degrading

emulate

to try to equal or surpass

fortuitous

happening by chance

incipient

in an early stage

listless

indifferent

peripheral

external or tangential

refurbish

to freshen or polish again

savory

pleasing to the taste or smell

tangential

diverging or digressing

unequivocal

very clear in meaning

venerate

to regard with respect

whet

to sharpen

zany

clownish or foolish