SAT Vocabulary — Group 7

Subject to sudden, unpredictable changes in mood.

A person who dislikes or distrusts people in general.

To make a harmful or serious situation less severe.

To calm someone's anger or soothe hurt feelings, often with a concession.

Gloomy, sullen, and unwilling to be cheerful.

Having many different sides, qualities, or aspects.

Ordinary and unremarkable, belonging to the routine of everyday life.

Focused only on immediate concerns while ignoring the bigger picture; literally, nearsighted.

Extremely numerous, so many that counting them all would be impractical.

Extremely wicked or villainous.

Coolly unconcerned or casual, as if nothing could bother you.

Harmful or poisonous, especially describing a substance or fume that damages health.

A small, subtle distinction in meaning, tone, or expression.

To make something legally or officially without effect; to cancel it out.

Stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or soften one's position.

To destroy something so completely that no trace of it remains.

Completely unaware of what's happening nearby.

Stubbornly sticking to an opinion or course of action despite pressure to change.

Giving the unsettling feeling that something bad is about to happen.

Not able to be seen through; by extension, difficult to understand or interpret.

Displaying great and often showy wealth; luxurious.

Showing off wealth or achievement in a way meant to impress or draw attention.

To deliberately exclude someone from a group or community.

Done with great care and thoroughness, sparing no effort.

A statement or situation that seems to contradict itself yet may still hold some truth.