Dr.even Set 1 Sat Vocabulary

Front 1

smugness/smug

Back 1

looking or feeling too pleased about something that you have achieved or done.

Hint 1

presumido

Front 2

haughtiness/haughty

Back 2

behaving in an unfriendly way towards other people because you think you are better than them.

Hint 2

altanera

Front 3

pompous

Back 3

showing that you think you are more important than other people

Hint 3

pomposo

Front 4

supercilious

Back 4

behaving towards other people as if you think you're better than they are

Hint 4

altanero

Front 5

flaunt

Back 5

to behave in a confident and sexy way to attract attention

Front 6

pretentious

Back 6

acting as if you have greater talent than you actually possess.

Front 7

complacency

Back 7

a feeling of satisfaction with yourself or with something you've done, that you don't believe theres any change necessary

Front 8

deign

Back 8

to do something in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it

Front 9

condescend, condescending

Back 9

to behave towards others as if you think you're more important or intelligent than they are.

Front 10

affectation

Back 10

an unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

Front 11

hubris

Back 11

arrogant

Front 12

affected

Back 12

artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress

Front 13

corroborate

Back 13

to support with evidence

Front 14

substantiate

Back 14

to support with evidence

Front 15

advocate, advocacy

Back 15

to support something publicly

Front 16

proponent

Back 16

a person who supports an idea or course of action

Front 17

constituency

Back 17

a group of people who is likely to support a candidate

Front 18

buttress

Back 18

a stone or brick structure that supports a wall

Front 19

endorse

Back 19

to say publicly that you support a person, statement, or course of action.

Front 20

espouse

Back 20

to give your support to a belief

Front 21

patronize

Back 21

to treat someone in a way that seems friendly, but that shows that you think that they are not very intelligent

Front 22

admissible

Back 22

acceptable or valid, especially evidence in a court of law

Front 23

unassuming

Back 23

not pretentious or arrogant, modest

Front 24

self-effacing

Back 24

not claiming attention for oneself

Front 25

modest

Back 25

moderate in the estimate of one owns ability

Front 26

unpressuming

Back 26

modest, unassuming

Front 27

indefensible

Back 27

cannot be defended or excused because it is immoral

Front 28

untenable

Back 28

that cannot be defended

Front 29

unfounded

Back 29

not based on reason or fact

Front 30

foster

Back 30

to encourage something to happen

Front 31

galvanize

Back 31

tonarouse awarnes or action,
to cause a spur or spark in someone

Front 32

instigate

Back 32

to make something start or happen, can be either good or bad.

Front 33

embolden

Back 33

to make someone feel more confident

Front 34

spark

Back 34

to cause something to developed suddenly

Front 35

spur

Back 35

to encourage somebody to do something or try harder

Front 36

dissuade

Back 36

persuade someone not to a particular course or action.

Front 37

diffident

Back 37

not having much confidence in yourself

Front 38

meek

Back 38

quiet and gentle and always doing what people want without expressing your own opinion

Front 39

self- conciouse

Back 39

nerves or emberased about your apearence or what others think of you

Front 40

gauche

Back 40

awkward in dealing with people and often doing or saying the wrong thing

Front 41

bravado

Back 41

a confident way of behaving often to impress others, often to hide a lack of confidence

Front 42

assert, assertive, assertion

Back 42

declaire with confidence, to put oneself forward boldly

Front 43

conviction

Back 43

beliving something strongly

Front 44

aplomb

Back 44

to do things in a confident and successful way

Front 45

poise

Back 45

composure and dignity of manner

Front 46

postulate

Back 46

to suggest something is true so it can be used as the basis of a theory

Front 47

allege

Back 47

to state something as a fact without giving proof

Front 48

reputed

Back 48

generally thought to be something or to have done something, although this is not certain

Front 49

conjecture

Back 49

an idea or opinion that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing.

Front 50

presume, presupposition

Back 50

to suppose something is true without definite proof.

Front 51

hypothesize, hypothesis

Back 51

to suggest something will happen without definite proof

Front 52

surmise

Back 52

to guess or suppose something using the evidence you have, without actually knowing.

Front 53

aduce

Back 53

to bring forth as an example or as proof; to cite

Front 54

extrapolation

Back 54

use facts valid for one situation to form conclusions about another situation

Front 55

speculation, speculate

Back 55

to form an opinion without knowing all the details or facts