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SAT Vocab 1-5

Flashcards for SAT vocabulary lists 1-5

QuestionAnswer
meticulous adj; very careful about detail; fussy
mitigate v; to make or become milder or less severe; to moderate
morose adj; gloomy; bad tempered
nomenclature n; a systematic naming in an art or science
nonchalance n; careless; lack of interest or concern
obliterate v; to blot out leaving no trace; to destroy
obscure adj; not clear; hidden; remote; not well known
obselete adj; out of date
officious adj; meddling; giving unnecessary or unwanted advice or services
opportunist n; one who takes advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral conduct
opulent adj; wealthy; abundant
overt adj; not hidden; open
painstaking adj; very careful; diligent
pariah n; outcast
parsimonious adj; too thrifty; stingy
partisan adj; showing a strong support for a party or cause
paucity n; scarcity; smallness in number
peerless adj; having no equal; better than the rest
perceptive adj; discerning; observant
perfidy n; treachery; betrayal of trust
peripheral adj; external; incidental; tangential
peruse v; to study; to read
philistine adj; narrow-minded; smugly conventional n; a dull, often priggish person guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values
piety n; devotion and reverence, especially to gods and family
pique v; to hurt the feelings of or make resentful; to arouse or excite n; a temporary feeling of wounded vanity; fit of resentment
placate v; to soothe; to pacify
placid adj; outwardly calm or composed; self-satisfied; peaceful
plagiarize v; to take ideas or writing from someone else and present them as one's own; to use without giving credit
ponderous adj; very heavy; bulky; labored and dull or tiresome
pragmatic adj; practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than theory or speculation
preclude v; to make impossible; to shut out; to prevent
precocious adj; having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age; early or prematurely ripe or developed
prestigious adj; honored; having an illustrious name or reputation
pretentious adj; claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit; showy; self-important
procrastinate v; to put off doing something until a later time; to delay
prodigious adj; enormous; extraordinary; marvelous
profane adj; secular; unholy; irreverent; not religious
profusion n; abundance; a great or generous amount; extravagance
prolific adj; producing many offspring; much; abundant
propensity n; having a natural leaning or tendency; bent
provincial adj; having the ways and speech of a certain province; of or like country people as apart from city people; unsophisticated; narrow-minded
prudent adj; careful or cautious in a sensible way; wise; frugal
pugnacious adj; eager to fight; quarrelsome
quandary n; condition of being doubtful or confused
querulous adj; peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive of complaint
quixotic adj; idealistic and utterly impractical
raconteur n; a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes
rancor n; deep spite or malice; strong hate or bitter feeling
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