SAT 2400 Vocabulary
synthesize - answer create, produce
advocate - answer support, supporter
dogmatic - answer firm/rigid in beliefs
deleterious - answer harmful
foreboding - answer threatening, apprehension
ominous - answer threatening, foreboding
apprehension - answer anxiety, fear
magnanimous - answer noble, generous, giving
pedantic - answer academic, worried about rules
rural - answer nonurban, in the country
pastoral - answer rural, nonurban
rustic - answer rural, nonurban
bucolic - answer rural, nonurban
capricious - answerunpredictable, impulsive
arduous - answerlaborious, strenuous, difficult
painstaking - answercareful, thorough, meticulous
meticulous - answercareful, detailed, scrupulous
scrupulous - answercareful, thorough, fastidious, fussy
fastidious - answerexcessively careful, fussy
belittle - answerdegrade, demean
,abase - answerbelittle, degrade, demean
disparage - answerbelittle, ridicule, mock
condescend - answerlook down on, patronize
admonish - answerreprimand, warn
censure - answercriticize, reprimand, condemn
decry - answercriticize, belittle, disparage
denounce - answercriticize, censure, condemn
disdain - answerscorn, contempt, despise
impugn - answerdispute of validity of, challenge
patronize - answerbelittle, be condescending to
pejorative - answerderogatory, negative
reproach - answercriticism, criticize, reprove
scoff - answerridicule, mock
reprove - answercriticize, rebuke
cynical - answerpessimistic, distrustful
rebuke - answerreprimand, censure, reproach
affable - answerfriendly, genial, sociable
gregarious - answerfriendly, outgoing, sociable
congenial - answerfriendly, sociable
convivial - answerwelcoming, hospitable, friendly
rapport - answergood relationship, bond
altruistic - answerselfless, philanthropic
benign - answerharmless, gentle, mild
, solicitous - answercaring, considerate
alacrity - answereagerness, enthusiasm
ebullient - answerenthusiastic, excited, cheerful
effusive - answerdemonstrative, gushy
elation - answerhappiness, joy, delight
enthralling - answercaptivating, enchanting
exuberant - answerenthusiastic, lively, energetic
fervent - answerpassionate, ardent, avid
aesthetic - answerartistic, relating to beauty
eclectic - answerall-embracing, diverse
cordial - answerwarm, pleasant, friendly
baneful - answerharmful, destructive, deadly
eradicate - answereliminate, destroy
exacerbate - answerworsen, aggravate, intensify
innocuous - answerharmless, inoffensive
insidious - answersinister, menacing, ominous
machination - answerscheme, plot
pernicious - answerevil, destructive, harmful
rancor - answerresentment, bitterness, malice
vitiate - answermake defective/inefficient
callous - answerinsensitive, heartless
effrontery - answerinsolence, impudence, nerve
indignant - answerangry, resentful