SAT Practice: G12 Vocabulary - Week 2

exacerbate

• (vb.) to increase the harshness or bitterness of

• (vb.) to use for one's own advantage

• (vb.) to make clear by explanation

• (vb.) to work together

astute

• adj.) insensitive; emotionally hardened

• (adj.) intelligent and clever

• (adj.) detailed and persistent

• (adj.) selected as the best

eloquent

• (adj.) peculiar, odd

• (adj.) characterized by the avoidance of excessive spending

• (adj.) different and distinct

• (adj.) expressing oneself powerfully and effectively

mundane

• (adj.) skeptical; not willing to believe

• (adj.) ordinary and somewhat boring

• (adj.) inexperienced and gullible

• (adj.) easily recovering or rebounding

vigor

• (adj.) no longer in use

• (n.) dominance through threat of punishment and violence

• (adj.) important; noticeable

• (n.) healthy, energetic strength

reticent

• (adj.) well-known for unfavorable reasons

• (adj.) inclined to keep quiet and private

• (adj.) yielding; lenient; tolerant

• (adj.) free; unrestrained

meticulous

• (adj.) no longer in use

• (adj.) tending to rouse feelings of excitement, irritation, or anger

• (adj.) extremely careful and precise with details

• (adj.) gloomy and serious

rigorous

• (adj.) rigidly accurate; strict

• (adj.) careless and neglectful

• (adj.) highly respected

• (adj.) existing as a natural and essential characteristic

embellish

• (vb.) to misrepresent

• (vb.) to openly speak out against

• (vb.) to make better by adding details (especially false details)

• (vb.) to provide relief; to make easier

belie

• (vb.) to misrepresent

• (vb.) to provide relief; to make easier

• (vb.) to call or bring out

• (vb.) to imitate in order to match or excel