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SAT Words

WordMeaning
Impunity freedom from punishment or pain.
Implacable characterized by a relentless hatred that cannot be appeased; merciless and unforgiving.
Impugn to attack or assail with words; to verbally challenge something as false or wrong.
Polemic a controversial argument often published as an essay or pamphlet attacking a specific opinion or doctrine.
Perfidious characterized by treacherous and deceitful behavior; traitorous.
Cursory performed in a hasty and superficial manner without attention to detail.
Galvanize to energize and stir into action; to arouse.
Extempory to perform without preparation; improvise.
Taciturn reserved and not talkative; laconic.
Unambiguous clear and precise; exhibiting no uncertainty; categorial.
Consternation a sudden and alarming amazement that results in confusion and dismay.
Portend to serve as an omen or warning; to foreshadow danger.
Inscrutable very hard to figure out; incomprehensive.
Crystalize to take a definite form or shape.
Puerile childish and immature.
Profligate characterized by squandering time and money.
Foreboding a strong inner feeling or premonition of future misfortune.
Irascible easily angered; prone to outbursts of temper.
Indulgent characterized by excessive generosity; overly lenient and tolerant.
Pedantic characterized by being showy in displaying one's knowledge; bookish.
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Officious describes someone who acts more official than the actually are; annoingly meddlesome.
Bohemian describes a person who is known for unconventional behavior; a nonconformist
Proscribe to forbid or prohibit an activity.
Facetious (1 of 2 words that contain all vowels lined up in order) cleverly amusing in tone; not meant to be taken seriously
Punctilious strictly attentive to minute details of conduct; very precise and meticulous.
Auspicious favorable and promising accompanied by good omens and therefore propitious.
Evocative characterized by using the power of IMAGINATION to call forth a memory.
Enigma a riddle shrouded in mystery and thus something that is puzzling
Superficial shallow; lacking intellectual or emotional depth.
Precocious characterized by the exception the exception early development or maturely of a talent.
Stigmatize to brand or mark as inferior
Exhort to spur on
Mendacity a trait of being deliberately untruthful
Proscribe to forbid an activity
Resplendent characterized by great beauty and dazzling diamond like colors
Vitriolic characterized by a harsh and nasty tone
Proliferate to grow rapidly
Fortuitous filled with good fortune
Infinitesimal incalculably small
Compunction a feeling of deep regret caused by a sense of guilt
Ameliorate to improve; to make better
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