SAT Ch. 5 Vocab. Test (1-12)

Front

To make clear; to explain

Back

elucidate

Front

to coax by flattery

Back

cajole

Front

shapeless

Back

amorphous

Front

Caustic; bitter (language)

Back

Acrimonious

Front

To erase; to wipe out

Back

efface

Front

Reduce in dignity or quality

Back

debase

Front

willing; tractable; malleable

Back

amenable

Front

short-lived; temporary

Back

ephemeral

Front

difficult to understand

Back

inscrutable

Front

Able to float

Back

Buoyant