Week 7 SAT Vocab

Provisional

(adj) tentative; temporary; for the time being

Lurid

(adj) sensational; shocking; ghastly

Truculent

(adj) defiantly aggressive; eager to fight

Propitiate

(v) to appease; to conciliate; to regain favor or goodwill

Élan

(n) a vigorous spirit; great enthusiam

Perfunctory

(adj) in a spiritless, mechanical, and routine manner

Aplomb

(n) self-assurance; confident composure; admirable poise under pressure

Opaque

(adj) hard to understand; impenetrably dense and obscure

Craven

(adj) cowardly; contemptibly faint-hearted

Venal

(adj) corrupt; dishonest; open to bribery

Licentious

(adj) immoral; offensive

Noxious

(adj) harmful to physical, mental, or moral health

Superfluous

(adj) unnecessary; extra

Duplicitous

(adj) deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech

Profligate

(adj) wasteful; squandering time and money by living for the moment

Epiphany

(n) a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something