SAT #10 Vocabulary

something that supposedly makes everything about a situation better

painfully affecting the feelings; deeply affecting; touching

to cause (someone) to feel less angry about something

to cause something to lose its value or to have no effect

unusually advanced or mature in mental development (especially children)

concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question

of great weight; heavy; massive; awkward; slow moving

lacking in interest or enthusiasm; performed merely as a routine duty; superficial

dealing with problems in a practical, reasonable and logical way

displaying wealth, knowledge, etc., in a way that is meant to attract attention

the state of something that is not remembered, used, or thought about any more

a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

spread throughout, like an idea; existing in every part of something

the condition of being famous or well-known especially for something bad

not letting light through