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SAT Vocabulary 1
Vocab Words for SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstract | Theoretical or difficult to understand. "The math book was very abstract, full of letters and numbers that made little sense." |
| Apathy | lack of emotion or concern "He felt nothing but apathy towards the world after his family died." |
| Ascend | to move upwards "The group began to ascend the hill" |
| Assuage | To relieve, to ease, to lessen "The doctor assuaged the patients wound making him feel better." |
| Atrophy | To waste away "The wound began to atrophy, and the arm fell off" |
| Capricious | Tending to change one's mind suddenly "The boy with ADD was Capricious, never able to focus on a single thing" |
| Coalesce | To unite/Come together "The clouds began to coalesce, forming a thundercloud in the sky" |
| Commend | To praise The solider was commended by the army for his brave actions |
| Contrite | Regretful/Feeling guilty for an offense "The prisoner felt contrite after murdering the innocent man." |
| Conventional | Traditional/Ordinary "His methods were anything but conventional, never before seen in the world. |
| Copious | Plentiful/Abundant "There was a copious amount of dirt on the boy after he rolled in the mud" |
| Corrupt | To change from good to bad. "The teacher corrupted the children by swearing in front of them" |
| Cursory | Hasty without regard for details "She gave her vocab sheet a cursory glance before going back to watching her television show." |
| Debilitate | To weaken "The disease debilitated the man, causing him to become frail and weak. |
| Denounce | To criticize publicly. "The politician denounced his rival, saying he was full of lies." |
| Deplore | to regret, to regard as regrettable "We deplore our actions that lead to this violence" |
| Discord | Lack of agreement or harmony "The room was full of discord as the people argued. |
| Disperse | To spread or distribute widely, to scatter "The crowd dispersed when the police arrived" |
| Endorse | To support or approve of "The president decided to endorse gay marriage" |
| Enhance | To improve or intensify "The house was enhanced, and expanded to have three new rooms. |
| Ephemeral | Short-lived, lasting for a brief time "The high school relationship was Ephemeral, lasting only three days. |
| Esoteric | Understood or known by a select few. "The complicated mysteries of sciences are estoeric" |
| Essential | Necessary "It was essential that she study for her test" |
| Extricate | To free from difficulty "The soldiers needed to be extricated from the battle" |
| Guile | trickiness,deceptiveness "The conman possessed great guile, able to sell ice to an eskimo" |
| Impartial | Fair, not favoring either side "The judge was impartial, and provided a fair trial to the accused. |
| Inclination | Tendency, preference, liking "She was inclined to bite her nails when nervous." |
| Inept | lacking skill, awkward, clumsy "The boy was inept at carpentry, having never worked with wood before." |
| Inevitable | unavoidable,certain to happen "Death is inevitable, it cannot be escaped" |
| Innate | Innate, naturally present. "He had the innate ability to know when it was going to rain." |
| Innocous | harmless "Lion's are not innocous animals |
| Innovative | Original/new "The engineer was quite innovative when he designed a brand new music player" |
| Intractable | difficult to manage/stubborn "I am a very Intractable person, I like to always have my way" |
| Meager | lacking in quantity or quality "The homeless man ate a very meager meal, of only bread and water" |
| Monotony | A dull sameness, "The monotony of the lecture put the students to sleep." |
| Munificent | Very generous "I am a very munificent person, I baked cupcakes for my class |
| novel | new or different "The idea was quite novel, never having been seen before. |
| Obscure | Difficult to see or understand "The science paper was very obscure, and couldn't be understood." |
| Ponderous | Very heavy dull, boring "The science textbook was very ponderous |
| Quiescence | Inactivity or state of tranquility "The quiescence of the forest was great for relaxing" |
| refute | To disprove "The lawyer needed to refute the oppositions argument. |
| Reticent | quiet over and over again, disinclined to talk under certain conditions "When asked what his politics were, the politician was very reticent, not revealing anything. |
| Spontaneous | sudden, impulsive, unplanned "The spontaneous decision to throw a party had terrible concequences" |
| Substantial | large, important "There was a substantial mess after the children finished playing" |
| Succinct | Concise, brief, but clear "The 2 page paper was succinct, but brilliant |
| Superficial | On the surface, shallow "She was a very superficial person, only caring what her friends looked like on the outside." |
| Taciturn | generally quiet, disinclined to talk, implies un sociability "The girl was very taciturn, never talking with anyone and keeping to herself |
| Undermine | To attack/ to weaken secretly "The dogs undermined the structure of the fence by digging holes everywhere, until it collapsed." |
| Voluble | talkative, smooth/fast-talking "Her teacher is very voluble, she never stops talking |
| Vulnerable | Easy to injure "The boy with the broken leg was vulnerable to the evil dogs, unable to run as they chased him." |
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