Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 34

Magnanimous

Definition: Very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated.

Synonyms: generous, charitable, benevolent, big-hearted.

Levity

Definition: Humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion.

Synonyms: frivolity, lightness, gaiety, jocularity.

Languid

Definition: Moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way.

Synonyms: relaxed, lethargic, sluggish, listless.

Juxtapose

Definition: To put things that are not similar next to each other.

Synonyms: compare, contrast, juxtaposition, place side by side.

Inveterate

Definition: Someone who has a particular habit, especially a bad one, that is unlikely to change.

Synonyms: habitual, chronic, ingrained, persistent.

Inundate

Definition: To give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all.

Synonyms: overwhelm, flood, swamp, deluge.

Ingratiate

Definition: To make someone like you by praising or trying to please them.

Synonyms: flatter, cultivate, win over, curry favor with.

Immutable

Definition: Not changing, or unable to be changed.

Synonyms: unchangeable, fixed, constant, steadfast.

Harangue

Definition: A long, forceful, and critical speech.

Synonyms: diatribe, tirade, rant, lecture.

Flout

Definition: To intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom.

Synonyms: defy, disregard, disobey, violate.

Flag

Definition: To become tired, weaker, or less effective.

Synonyms: decline, wane, diminish, weaken.

Fastidious

Definition: Paying careful attention to every detail and liking things to be very clean, neat, accurate, etc.

Synonyms: meticulous, precise, exacting, scrupulous.

Expurgate

Definition: To remove parts of a written work that are considered offensive, unsuitable, or incorrect.

Synonyms: censor, edit, purge, sanitize.

Exculpate

Definition: To show or state that someone is not guilty of something.

Synonyms: absolve, acquit, clear, vindicate.

Endemic

Definition: Especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area.

Synonyms: native, indigenous, prevalent, widespread.

Embellish

Definition: To make something more beautiful or interesting by adding something to it.

Synonyms: decorate, adorn, enhance, embellish.

Eloquent

Definition: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

Synonyms: articulate, expressive, fluent, persuasive.

Ebullient

Definition: Cheerful and full of energy.

Synonyms: enthusiastic, exuberant, lively, vivacious.

Duplicity

Definition: Dishonest talk or behavior, especially by saying different things to two people.

Synonyms: deceit, deception, fraudulence, dishonesty.

Diaphanous

Definition: So thin and delicate that you can see through it.

Synonyms: sheer, translucent, gauzy, transparent.

Cupidity

Definition: A strong desire for money or possessions.

Synonyms: greed, avarice, covetousness, rapaciousness.

Credulous

Definition: Too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived.

Synonyms: gullible, naive, trusting, unsuspecting.

Convoluted

Definition: Extremely complicated and difficult to understand.

Synonyms: intricate, complex, labyrinthine, tangled.

Coalesce

Definition: To come together to form one larger group, substance, etc.

Synonyms: merge, unite, amalgamate, combine.

Censure

Definition: To criticize someone or something severely, especially in an official way.

Synonyms: condemn, rebuke, reprimand, chastise.

Cardinal

Definition: Of the greatest importance.

Synonyms: fundamental, primary, essential, principal.