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Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT Words. Vocabulary.com. Longevity. the property of being long- lived NOUN Something with longevity has the ability to last for a long time. While tortoises are not known for their quickness, their longevity is amazing. Just ask the Hare. Mundane.
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Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT Words Vocabulary.com
Longevity • the property of being long-lived • NOUN • Something with longevity has the ability to last for a long time. While tortoises are not known for their quickness, their longevity is amazing. Just ask the Hare.
Mundane • found in the ordinary course of events • Adjective • An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent."
Nonchalant • marked by blithe unconcern • ADJECTIVE • An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent."
Opulent • rich and superior in quality • Adjective • Opulent is a word that you will hear a lot around rich people looking to show off. "Remember the opulent buffet at Carrie’s sweet sixteen? Sixteen chocolate cakes iced in gold leaf!"
Orator • a person who delivers a speech or oration • Noun • A person giving a speech is called an orator, like the gifted orator who raised excellent points, making everyone in the audience want to join his revolution.
Ostentatious • intended to attract notice and impress others • ADJECTIVE • Reach for the adjective ostentatious when you want a flashy way to say — well, "flashy" or "showy."
Parched • dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight • ADJECTIVE • Something parched is excessively dry and hot, in extreme need of water, like a desert, a neglected plant, or your throat after a five-kilometer run.
Perfidious • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans • ADJECTIVE • If someone accuses you of being perfidious, you should probably be offended — it means underhanded, treacherous, deceitful — even evil.
Pragmatic • concerned with practical matters • Adjective • To describe a person or a solution that takes a realistic approach, consider the adjective pragmatic. The four-year-old who wants a unicorn for her birthday isn't being very pragmatic.
Precocious • characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) • Adjective • That high school hoops phenom who plays like an NBA pro? The sixth grader who's already asking questions about organic chemistry? They're both precocious — meaning they're way beyond their years in skill or knowledge.