SAT Vocabulary — Group 14

To feel or express strong disapproval of something considered wrong or regrettable.

Feeling deeply discouraged and without hope.

Lacking confidence in oneself; shy and hesitant to assert an opinion.

The careful judgment to say or do the right thing, especially about sensitive matters.

Easily taught, led, or managed; naturally obedient and calm in temperament.

Overflowing with enthusiasm, energy, and high spirits.

Made up of a wide variety of styles, ideas, or sources combined together.

Expressing feelings, especially gratitude or enthusiasm, in an unrestrained and overflowing way.

To draw out a response, answer, or reaction from someone.

Hard to catch, find, achieve, or pin down clearly.

Based on observation or experiment rather than theory.

Lasting for a very short time.

Fair to everyone involved, especially in how resources or opportunities are shared.

A false, outward appearance that hides a different reality underneath.

A mistaken belief that results from faulty reasoning.

Done secretly or slyly to avoid being noticed.

Likely to change opinions or loyalty without warning or good reason.

Showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness toward something that deserves respect.

A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen.

To shock or excite someone into taking action.

Speaking or spoken fluently but in a way that suggests insincerity or a lack of real thought.

Impressively large in scope, or overblown and pretentiously grand.

Clever and cunning deceit used to trick or manipulate someone.

A person or thing that signals or foreshadows something about to happen.

Arrogantly proud and looking down on others as inferior.