SAT Week #9 Vocabulary

overused; common; stale

stern; plain; without luxuries

false; misleading; not logical

difficult to please; possessing or displaying careful attention to detail

to place side-by-side, to put close together, especially for comparison or contrast

uncontrollably joyous; unrestrained enthusiasm

point in time, especially a crucial one; joint or connection

of few words; to the point; pithy

feeling repelled; wanting to avoid

taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed