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Honors SAT/ACT Vocabulary #5-6

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  • The criminal showed no ____________ when he saw his victims in the courtroom.
    remorse
  • The teacher prided herself in being ____________ when it came to grading essays.
    impartial
  • part of speech: amiable
    adjective
  • part of speech: remorse
    noun
  • part of speech: parody
    noun
  • part of speech: mellow
    adjective
  • friendly and easy to like
    amiable
  • part of speech: trite
    adjective
  • not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or adivce
    impartial
  • part of speech: impartial
    adjective
  • part of speech: genre
    noun
  • part of speech: virtuoso
    noun
  • behaving calmly and not seeming interested in or worried about anything
    nonchalant
  • The ____________ classical music calmed the students and allowed them to concentrate on their homework.
    mellow
  • The two came to a(n) _________ decision that, although they would not continue dating, they would always be friends.
    amiable
  • After his 20th trip on the roller coaster, the young man became ________ and wanted to do something different.
    jaded
  • someone who is always changing their mind
    fickle
  • something that is very large
    behemoth
  • done or given without payment
    gratis
  • a remark or idea that is boring, not new, and insincere
    trite
  • a particular type of music, art, or writing
    genre
  • someone who is blamed for something bad that happens
    scapegoat
  • the act or crime of stealing
    larceny
  • a piece of writing, music, or an action that copies someone or something in a humorous way
    parody
  • part of speech: zany
    adjective
  • part of speech: fickle
    adjective
  • someone who is a very skillful performer, especially in music
    virtuoso
  • part of speech: nonchalant
    adjective
  • the most successful point in the development of something
    zenith
  • crazy or unusual in an amusing way
    zany
  • not bright, loud, harsh, or strong in flavor; not strict
    mellow
  • a feeling that one is no longer interested in or excited by something, usually because they have experienced to much of it
    jaded
  • part of speech: contemporary
    adjective
  • part of speech: hiatus
    noun
  • The class-clown was notorious for___________behavior that always got the class giggling.
    zany
  • part of speech: scapegoat
    noun
  • Part of speech: aversion
    noun
  • part of speech: gratis
    adjective/adverb
  • The __________ performed on stage was funny and had the audience begging for more.
    parody
  • part of speech: jaded
    adjective
  • part of speech: larceny
    noun
  • a strong dislike of something or someone
    aversion
  • a strong feeling or being sorry that you did something bad or wrong
    remorse
  • a break or interruption in an activity
    hiatus
  • belonging to the present time
    contemporary
  • part of speech: zenith
    noun
  • part of speech: behemoth
    noun