SAT Ch. 2 Vocab. Test (1-12)

Front

Direct opposite; contrast

Back

antithesis

Front

Changeable; erratic; fickle

Back

Capricious

Front

to go up; to rise

Back

ascend

Front

Ruining another's reputation

Back

defamation

Front

stern; unyielding; ascetic

Back

austere

Front

to praise; to glorify

Back

extol

Front

insipid; dull; trite; ordinary

Back

banal

Front

to embitter; to aggravate

Back

exacerbate

Front

Waste time; spend time idly

Back

dawdle

Front

independent; self-contained

Back

autonomous