Week 10 SAT Vocab

Moribund

(n) approaching death; about to become obsolete

Nuance

(adj) a subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference

Flippant

(adj) treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

Credulous

(adj) easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; gullible

Florid

(adj) flowery in style; very ornate

Excoriating

(v) expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying

Interloper

(n) an intruder; a gatecrasher

Cerebral

(adj) intellectual rather than emotional

Visceral

(adj) instinctive rather than rational

Nonplussed

(n) utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

Ignominious

(adj) humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

Euphony

(n) soothing or pleasant sounds; harmony

Vacillate

(v) to hesitate; to swing back and forth; to be indecisive

Timorous

(adj) showing nervousness or fear

Narcissist

(n) a person with a psychological condition characterized by self-preoccuption, lack of empathy, vanity, and a feeling of self-entitlement

Insolent

(adj) boldy insulting; brash; rude

Idiosyncrasy

(n) a trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual