SAT prep vocabulary

The word ‘Laud’ is to praise, or to extol.

Reticence

He announced that he would ______ all debts that had been created to his wife.

Calm, placid

Because the girl was so _____, she had few friends.

“He used ______ gestures to call the waiter to his table”

A shy person is usually…..

Because the meaning of the play was _______, i was unable to enjoy it.

Showy or pretentious

After the war a great ______ swept over the town.

Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action.

To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner.

She would embellish her writing to make it look more beautiful

Insipid

Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy

Strong disinclination, disliking

To differentiate between two or more things

The patient has lost so much weight that his face has become quite ‘angular’

The ______ son used his money to buy 25 different zoo animals.

“Nearly all Catholics ______ the pope”

Revere is to honor, to regard with respect

Innocuous

Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others.

To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner.

Beyond what is needed or required, and overflow