SAT Vocab Set #2

great self-denial, economy, discipline; lack of adornment (noun)

the state or quality of having more than one possible meaning.

unselfish concern for the welfare of others

very favorable

stubbornly resistant and defiant

a blunder; a faux pas; a clumsy social or diplomatic error

to contradict or prove false

secret; covert; not open or aboveboard

a source of harm and ruin

the assignment or placement of something in a time it would not have existed

a timely benefit; blessing

to express disapproval; to severely scold; to rebuke or censure

a deadlock; failure to reach agreement

to relieve; to lessen; to ease

having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; plain; not ornate (adj)

agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly