Sat Vocabulary 1

Front 1

acerbity

Back 1

sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste.
harshness or severity, as of temper or expression

Front 2

braggart

Back 2

a person who does a lot of bragging

Front 3

cajole

Back 3

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

Front 4

deify

Back 4

to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity
To idealize; exalt
To worship or revere as a god

Front 5

Derision

Back 5

ridicule; mockery
an object of ridicule

Front 6

Empower

Back 6

to give power or authority to; authorize, esp. by legal or official means
to enable or permit

Front 7

Eschew

Back 7

to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

Front 8

Misanthropy

Back 8

hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind
a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people

Front 9

Munificence

Back 9

extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
characterized by great generosity
Very liberal in giving; generous

Front 10

Negate

Back 10

to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of
to nullify or cause to be ineffective
to be negative; bring or cause negative results

Front 11

abase

Back 11

to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade
to lower; put or bring down

Front 12

prescience

Back 12

knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresigh

Front 13

subservience

Back 13

serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
useful in promoting a purpose or end.
servile; excessively submissive; obsequious:

Front 14

sycophant

Back 14

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.

Front 15

Trite

Back 15

lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
rubbed or worn by use.
characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc