Unit 11 Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards for SAT English review, Unit 11, based on Princeton Review's Cracking the SAT 2011 Edition.

Abase (verb)

To lower or reduce in rank, prestige, office, reputation, or esteem; degrade.

Altruism (noun)

Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.

Cajole (verb)

To persuade or urge with repeated flattery, promises, or teasing.

Effrontery (noun)

Brazen boldness; presumptuousness; shameless audacity.

Eminent (adj)

Distinguished; prominent; high in rank or repute.

Extol (verb)

To praise highly; to laud.

Magnanimous (adj)

Courageously or generously noble in mind and heart.

Obsequious (adj)

Fawning or servile; characterized by or showing servile compliance or deference.

Philanthropic (adj)

Humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity.

Quell (verb)

To put down forcibly; suppress.

Raze (verb)

To level to the ground; demolish.

Rectitude (adj)

Moral uprightness; righteousness; moral virtue.

Repudiate (verb)

To reject the validity or authority of.

Sanctimonious (adj)

Feigning piety or righteousness; making a hypocritical show of religious devotion.

Scrupulous (adj)

Principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting.

Solicitous (adj)

Concerned or anxious (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause).

Squelch (verb)

To crush as if by trampling; squash; to press with crushing force.

Supplant (verb)

To take the place of another, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics (scheming / tactics).

Stymie (verb)

To thwart or stump; to mystify or hinder.

Veracity (noun)

Adherence to the truth; truthfulness.