1. SAT Words Weeks 2 1. altruistic- adj. an attitude or way of behaving marked by unselfish concern for the welfare of others 2. ambivalent- adj. having mixed, uncertain, or conflicting feelings about something 3. angular- adj. describes an object with a lot of angles; thin and bony 4. arrogant-adj. feeling or showing self-importance and contempt or disregard for others 5. aversion- n. strong feeling of dislike of somebody or something 6. discern-v. to see or notice something that is not very clear or obvious 7. disdain- n. extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody 8. preclude- v. to make impossible, especially by taking action in advance 9. impunity- n. freedom from penalty or harm 10. immolation- n. death or destruction

2. SAT Words Week 3 abjure blandish decry quagmire vacillate zenith cacophony ebullient fallacious wanton

3. SAT Words Week 4 hackneyed laconic garrulous iconoclast jubilant obdurate sacrosanct ubiquitous maelstrom nadir

4. SAT Words Week 5 palliate rancor tacit ostentatious contentious reprove cursory profligate jocular fracas

5. SAT Words Week 6 caricature corroborate precarious bolster daunt apathy ambiguous fervent disparage disparity

6. SAT Words Week 7 embellish- to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation engender- to cause, to produce, to create innocuous- harmless, producing no injury insipid- boring and stupid lament- to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner laud- to praise or extol obscure- difficult to see, vague prodigal- wasteful, a person given to extravagance repudiate- to reject, to disown, to disavow reticence- restraint in speech, reluctance to speak