SAT Summer Camp Vocab 7

Brevity

shortness, briefness

Criterion

a standard used for making judgments

Delineate

to portray accurately

Ephemeral

short-lived, fleeting

Copious

superabundant; in plentiful supply

Dearth

scarcity or lack; paucity

Evanescent

fading or vanishing quickly, like vapor

Paucity

lack of scarcity of number or amunt

Prodigious

inspiring awe; enormous in size or capacity

Meager

lacking in quality or quantity

Redudant

extra and unnecessary

Scanty

brief or short; lacking desired amount or size

Obtuse

someone or something that is slow to understand, inperceptive, or insensitive.

Hackneyed

a term that is so overused that it lacks its original meaning

Implore

to beg someone earnestly or desperate to do (or not to do) something

Sardonic

a tone, expression, or attitude that is mockingly humorous but also deeply bitter

Gregarious

someone who is highly outgoing, sociable, and fond of the company of others