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SAT Words 51-100
SAT Vocab Words 51-100
Term | Definition |
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incessant | nonstop; continuing without interruption |
latent | laying hidden or undeveloped |
eloquent | extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement |
diffident | timid; lacking confidence |
malcontent | dissatisfied with existing conditions |
eminent | prominent; standing out |
wince | to flinch or shrink back, as if in pain or embarassment |
prudent | cautious; heedful of circumstances and their potential outcomes |
augment | to make bigger or greater |
ebullience | enthusiasm; excitement |
rhetoric | over-elaborate or persuasive language |
dogmatic | characterized by an authoritative assertion of opinions or beliefs |
philippic | a harsh verbal denunciation; a tirade |
pandemic | widespread; general |
idyllic | naturally peaceful; charming in a rustic way |
cryptic | having an ambiguous or hidden meaning |
choleric | hot-tempered; quick to anger |
peccadillo | a minor offense; a slight or trifling sin |
emphatic | forcibly expressive |
logistics | the management of the details of an operation |
circumspect | cautious; careful |
abstract | difficult to understand; theoretical |
defunct | dead or inactive; having ceased to exist |
succinct | brief and to the point |
palpable | capable of being touched or felt |
accountable | responsible; answerable |
ostensible | appearing as such; presented as truth |
pliable | easily bent or twisted |
adroit | skillful; deft |
bauble | a small, inexpensive trinket |
skullduggery | trickery; underhandedness |
ancillary | subordinate helping |
sedentary | requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise |
cursory | performed with haste and little attention to detail |
predatory | victimizing; pillaging |
symmetry | exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line |
tawdry | gaudy and cheap |
ambulatory | capable of walking |
idolatry | blind and excessive devotion to someone or something |
pecuniary | relating to money |
panorama | an unbroken view of a wide area |
saga | a long story, often telling the history of a family |
plethora | superabundance; a state of excessive fullness |
gradient | a rate of inclination; slope |
adherent | a follower or supporter of a cause |
vent | a small opening; a means of escape |
armament | military supplies and weapons |
presentiment | a sense something is about to occur; a premonition |
corpulent | fat |
circumvent | to surround or enclose; to bypass |