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sat words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstract | adj not concrete |
| acquiescent | adj reluctantly agreeable;compliant |
| benediction | noun good wishes;a blessing |
| bolster | verb to support;to reinforce |
| capitulate | verb surrender;yeild |
| castigate | verb scold;punish |
| despot | noun tyrant(dictator) |
| discerning | adj insightful;perception |
| esoteric | adj known to, or understood by,a limited group of people |
| exteporaneous | adj done without planning;improvised |
| fastidious | adj difficult to please |
| flagrant | adj openly and obviously evil;glaring |
| garrulous | adj very talkative;loquacious |
| gullible | adj easily decieived |
| hackneyed | adj unoriginal;trite |
| heinous | adj shockingly evil |
| immutable | adj unable to change |
| impetuous | adj taking sudden action;hasty;impulsive |
| jocular | adj joking;playful;jesting,witty |
| judicious | adj wise;making good decisions |
| kindle | verb to start a fire;ignite;aroused |
| lethargic | adj tired;sluggish;drowsy |
| loquacious | adj talkative |
| malediction | noun evil speech;curse |
| malign | verb to say evil or harmful things about someone;defame;vilify |
| neophyte | noun beginner |
| nostalgic | adj wishing for a return to the way things used to be;longing for the past;homesick |
| obscure | adj hazy;unfamiliar;difficult to understsnd |
| onerous | adj burdensome,oppressive |
| paltry | adj worthless;insignificant,petty |