SAT写作的热点词汇(2)

　　longevity: long life

　　mundane: ordinary, commonplace

　　nonchalant: calm, casual, seeming unexcited

　　novice: apprentice, beginner

　　opulent: wealthy

　　orator: lecturer, speaker

　　ostentatious: showy, displaying wealth

　　parched: dried up, shriveled

　　perfidious: faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

　　precocious: unusually advanced or talented at an early age

　　pretentious: pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured

　　procrastinate: to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off

　　prosaic: relating to prose; dull, commonplace

　　prosperity: wealth or success

　　provocative: tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement

　　prudent: careful, cautious

　　querulous: complaining, irritable

　　rancorous: bitter, hateful

　　reclusive: preferring to live in isolation

　　reconciliation: the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute

　　renovation: repair, making something new again

　　resilient: quick to recover, bounce back

　　restrained: controlled, repressed, restricted

　　reverence: worship, profound respect

　　sagacity: wisdom

　　scrutinize: to observe carefully

　　spontaneity: impulsive action, unplanned events

　　spurious: lacking authenticity, false

　　submissive: tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others

　　substantiate: to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence

　　subtle: hard to detect or describe; perceptive

　　superficial: shallow, lacking in depth

　　superfluous: extra, more than enough, redundant

　　suppress: to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information

　　surreptitious: secret, stealthy

　　tactful: considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others

　　tenacious: determined, keeping a firm grip on

　　transient: temporary, short-lived, fleeting

　　venerable: respected because of age

　　vindicate: to clear from blame or suspicion

　　wary: careful, cautious