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SAT/ACT Vocabulary #9

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    SAT/ACT Vocabulary
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  • behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people; used to show disapproval
    condescending
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  • to make a light shine on something or to fill a place with light; to make something much clearer and easier to understand
    illuminate
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  • a cut in your skin
    laceration
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  • to help a plan, idea, feeling, etc. to develop; to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it's growing
    nurture
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  • someone who knows a lot about a subject; someone who has mental problems and may have lower intelligence than average but who can do one thing very well
    savant
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  • Part of speech: condescending
    adjective
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  • Part of speech: illuminate
    verb
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  • Part of speech: laceration
    noun
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  • Part of speech: nurture
    verb
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  • Part of speech: savant
    noun
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  • something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual
    anomaly
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  • unfriendly; wanting to argue or disagree
    antagonistic
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  • very annoyed and upset
    exasperated
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  • someone who everyone hates and avoids
    pariah
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  • a situation likely to change suddenly and without warning; someone that can become suddenly violent
    volatile
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  • Part of speech: volatile
    adjective
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