PDA SAT Day 2

Vituperate (v)

To berate

Ephemeral (adj)

Short-lived, fleeting

Aberration (n)

Something that differs from the norm

Magnanimous (adj)

Noble, generous

Iconoclast (n)

One who attacks common beliefs or institutions

Exigent (adj)

Urgent, critical

Alteration (n)

A dispute, fight

Equivocal (adj)

Ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

Avarice (n)

Excessive greed

Invertebrate (adj)

Stubbornly established by habit

Arrogate (v)

To take without justification

Fastidious (adj)

Meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

Trepidation (n)

Fear, apprehension

Clandestine (adj)

Kept secret or done secretly, often for a deceitful purpose

Alacrity (n)

Eagerness, speed

Egregious (adj)

Extremely bad

Circumspect (adj)

Careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences before acting

Anathema (n)

Someone or something that is intensely disliked or detested, a formal curse

Surreptitious (adj)

Stealthy

Arbitrary (adj)

Based on factors that appear random