Lesson 20 SAT Vocabulary

nuance

a subtle distinction or difference

Affluent

abounding in wealth; prosperous; flowering freely

ungainly

awkward

mercurial

changing unpredictably, fickle

congenial

characterized by friendly sociability

satiric

characterized by satire (a branch of literature ridiculing vice or folly)

heretical

contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards

repugnant

disguisting, offensive

irreproachable

faultless, not discreditable

Blandishment

flattery

raucous

loud and boisterous, harsh, disorderly

pious

marked by showing zealous devotion to the rites of religion

terrestrial

of the earth or pertaining to the earth

iconoclast

one who attacks established beliefs or institution

partisan

one who exhibits extreme or possibly bling allegiance to a group or cause

Civility

polite and courteous behavior

deft

skillful, adroit

Antiquity

the quality of being ancient; ancient times

Chasten

to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior

embroil

to entangle, to throw into confusion or strife.

garner

to gather together, store up

Expurgate

to remove obscene material usually before publication

dispatch

to send away with promptness or speed; speed, quickness