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SAT Words Weeks 2

SAT Words Weeks 2. 1. altruistic- adj. an attitude or way of behaving marked by unselfish concern for the welfare of others 2. ambivalent- adj. having mixed, uncertain, or conflicting feelings about something 3. angular- adj. describes an object with a lot of angles; thin and bony

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SAT Words Weeks 2

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  1. SAT Words Weeks 2 1. altruistic- adj. an attitude or way of behaving marked by unselfish concern for the welfare of others 2. ambivalent- adj. having mixed, uncertain, or conflicting feelings about something 3. angular- adj. describes an object with a lot of angles; thin and bony 4. arrogant-adj. feeling or showing self-importance and contempt or disregard for others 5. aversion- n. strong feeling of dislike of somebody or something 6. discern-v. to see or notice something that is not very clear or obvious 7. disdain- n. extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody 8. preclude- v. to make impossible, especially by taking action in advance 9. impunity- n. freedom from penalty or harm 10. immolation- n. death or destruction

  2. SAT Words Week 3 • abjure • blandish • decry • quagmire • vacillate • zenith • cacophony • ebullient • fallacious • wanton

  3. SAT Words Week 4 • hackneyed • laconic • garrulous • iconoclast • jubilant • obdurate • sacrosanct • ubiquitous • maelstrom • nadir

  4. SAT Words Week 5 • palliate • rancor • tacit • ostentatious • contentious • reprove • cursory • profligate • jocular • fracas

  5. SAT Words Week 6 • caricature • corroborate • precarious • bolster • daunt • apathy • ambiguous • fervent • disparage • disparity

  6. SAT Words Week 7 • embellish- to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation • engender- to cause, to produce, to create • innocuous- harmless, producing no injury • insipid- boring and stupid • lament- to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner • laud- to praise or extol • obscure- difficult to see, vague • prodigal- wasteful, a person given to extravagance • repudiate- to reject, to disown, to disavow • reticence- restraint in speech, reluctance to speak

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