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Vocabulary List 1

Vocabulary List 1. SAT vocab !. Altruistic : Nuns and nurses are usually very altruistic people since they seek ways to help people. Ambivalent : I am ambivalent about a permanent relationship with him; I like him one day and don’t the next.

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Vocabulary List 1

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  1. Vocabulary List 1 SAT vocab!

  2. Altruistic: Nuns and nurses are usually very altruistic people since they seek ways to help people. • Ambivalent: I am ambivalent about a permanent relationship with him; I like him one day and don’t the next. • Angular: The patient has lost so much weight that his face has become angular.

  3. Arrogant: Because the girl was so arrogant, she had few friends. • Aversion: I have an aversion to getting married. • Discern: Because of the fog, I was barely able to discern the landing strip. • Disdain: Never having had to do manual labor, he distained the idea of tending a garden.

  4. Disparage: His disparaging remarks about me caused the committee to give the job to another person. • Disparity: The couple got married even though there was a great disparity in their ages. • Embellish: He would embellish his narratives with anecdotes about famous people.

  5. Engender: His angry words engendered strife in his relationship with his wife. • Innocuous: Since the food seems innocuous, I believe it is safe for us to have some. • Insipid: I am bored by your insipid essays. • Lament: She lamented the death of her father. • Laud: Her essay was lauded by all teachers.

  6. Obscure: Because the meaning of the play was so obscure, I was unable to enjoy it. • Ostentatious: That ring is too ostentatious to be worn in public. • Prodigal: The prodigal son squandered his inheritance. • Repudiate: He announced he would repudiate all debt.

  7. Reticence: A lawyer must have great reticence in discussing matters that could violate his client’s rights. • Revere: Nearly all Catholics revere the Pope. • Serene: The mountain on a clear spring morning is a serene setting. • Subtle: He was very subtle as he slipped the waiter a large tip.

  8. Superfluous: The extra long essay seemed superfluous. • Taciturn: A shy person is usually taciturn.

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