SAT Vocab 4

Deficient in alertness or activity

difficult to understand

given or received without cost or obligation; free; unnecessary or unjustified

courteous respect

having no adverse effect; harmless

not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful

over-familiar through overuse; trite

possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please

selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

very liberal in giving; generous

substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive

a model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example

a supporter, as of a cause or individual

attentive care; steady effort

one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

superiority or decisive advantage; domination

to acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true; admit.

to buoy up or hearten

to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle