Week 9 SAT Vocab

Apocryphal

(adj) of doubtful authenticity; false

Magisterial

(adj) learned and authoritative

Plastic

(adj) flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

Chagrin

(n) the feeling of distress caused by humiliation, failure, or embarrassment

Obstreperous

(adj) noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous

Idyllic

(adj) charmingly simple and carefree

Dilapidated

(adj) in a state of disrepair; broken down; in deplorable condition

Extemporize

(v) to lecture or speak without notes in an impromptu way

Myriad

(n) many; numerous

Ungainly

(adj) awkward; clumsy; NOT graceful

Dilatory

(adj) habitually late; tardy

Vituperative

(adj) characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism

Discordant

(adj) not in harmony; incompatible; at variance with, as in a _____ detail that doesn’t fit a pattern

Perfidy

(n) deliberate breach of faith or trust; disloyalty

Proliferate

(v) to increase rapidly

Indomitable

(adj) very determined; unwavering