Unit 7 SAT

Depravity

moral corruption

Gravity

seriousness (secondary meaning)

Banal

unoriginal; ordinary

Extol

to praise

Euphony

pleasant sound (opposite of cacophony)

Deride

to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

Insipid

dull; banal

Austere

unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money

Expedite

to make faster or easier

Heresy

an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs

Novel

new; original

Philanthropy

love of mankind; donating to charity

Tentative

experimental

Deference

submission to another’s will; respect; courtesy

Vacillate

to be indecisive; to waver back and forth

Fervor

passion

Dispassionate

without passion; objective; neutral

Pragmatic

practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory

Rigorous

strict; harsh; severe

Solemn

serious; grave

Alleviate

to lessen; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable

Negligence

carelessness

Conspicuous

standing out; obvious

Advocate

to speak in favor of; to support

Ascetic

hermit-like; practicing self-denial