Adventurous Alice SAT Vocabulary List 151-175

complacent

self-satisfied; smug

pompous

overly self-important in speech and manner

condescended

dealt with in a proud and arrogant way

venerate

to respect deeply

Sycophants

flatterers; those who suck-up to someone with power

temerity

rashness, boldness

clemency

mercy; lenience

sever

to cut off

embroiled

involved in conflict

abeyance

temporary suppression or suspension

evanescent

tending to fade away; vanishing

singular

unique, extraordinary, odd

demeanor

behavior; conduct

benign

kind and gentle

effusive

Overflowing with words or feelings; gushing; overly emotional

animosity

strong dislike; bitter hostility

platitude

a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

hackneyed

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

banal

unoriginal, commonplace

ominously

threateningly

disdain

to regard with scorn

truncate

to shorten; to cut off

mock

not the real thing; an imitation

rescinding

revoking, canceling, or repealing

adversaries

opponents, enemies