SAT Vocabulary Group 1

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

restraint in speech, reluctant to speak

strong disinclination, disliking

to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

to praise, to extol

unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous

showy, pretentious

to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

boring and stupid

having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action

quiet, not verbose

difficult to see, vague

intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworth

delicate, elusive, not obvious

to cause, to produce, to create

lean; sharp cornered; gaunt

calm, placid

overbearingly assuming; insolently proud

beyond what is needed or required, an overflow

to honor, to regard with respect

inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree

to reject, to disown, to disavow

to differentiate between two or more things

wasteful, a person given to extravagance

harmless, producing no injury