SAT VOCAB

Penitent

________- expressing remorse for one's misdeeds.

Rancorous

________- hateful; marked by deep- seated ill will.

Tenuous

________- having little substance or strength; unsure; weak.

Stoic

________- indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive.

Diligent

________- marked by painstaking effort; hard- working.

Egregious

________- conspicuously bad or offensive.

Conviction

________- a fixed or strong belief.

Apathetic

________- feeling or showing little emotion.

abstract

not concrete

aesthetic

having to do with the appreciation of beauty

alleviate

to ease a pain or a burden

ambivalent

simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain

apathetic

feeling or showing little emotion

auspicious

favorable; promising

benevolent

well-meaning; generous

candor

sincerity; openness

cogent

convincing; reasonable

comprehensive

broad or complete in scope or content

contemporary

current, modern; from the same time

conviction

a fixed or strong belief

diligent

marked by painstaking effort; hard-working

dubious

doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

eclectic

made up of a variety of sources or styles

egregious

conspicuously bad or offensive

exculpate

to free from guilt or blame

florid

flowery or elaborate in style

gratuitous

given freely; unearned; unwarranted

hackneyed

worn out through overuse; trite

idealize

to consider perfect

impartial

not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased

imperious

arrogantly domineering or overbearing

inherent

inborn; built-in

innovative

introducing something new

inveterate

long established; deep-rooted; habitual

laudatory

giving praise

maverick

one who resists adherence to a group

mollify

to calm or soothe

novel

strikingly new or unusual

obdurate

stubborn; inflexible

objectivity

judgment uninfluenced by emotion

obstinate

stubbornly adhering to an opinion

ornate

elaborately decorated

ostentatious

describing a pretentious display

paramount

of chief concern or importance

penitent

expressing remorse for one's misdeeds

pervasive

dispersed throughout

plausible

seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

profound

having great depth or seriousness

prosaic

unimaginative; dull; ordinary

quandary

a state of uncertainty or perplexity

rancorous

hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will

spurious

not genuine; false; counterfeit

stoic

indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

superfluous

extra; unnecessary

tenuous

having little substance or strength; unsure; weak

timorous

timid; fearful

transitory

short-lived; temporary

vindicated

freed from blame