Week 14 SAT Vocab

Elan

(n) Vigor and enthusiasm, often combined with style and self-confidence.

Adumbrate

(v) To vaguely foreshadow something; to give a faint indication of something to come.

Apotheosis

(n) The most glorious example of something; the highest point of glory/power.

Bulwark

(n) A person or thing that gives protection.

Cajole

(v) To persuade someone to do something by flattery or gentle persistent argument.

Calumny

(n) A slanderous/false accusation or the making of such incorrect statements with hurtful intentions.

Ephemeral

(adj) Lasting only for a short period of time; short lived.

Grandiloquent

(adj) Speaking in a lofty style, to the point of being pompous or supercilious.

Harbinger

(n) A person or thing that foreshadows an event; an omen.

Impetuous

(adj) Characterized by sudden or rash action/emotions.