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SAT Vocabulary L 1-3

SAT Vocabulary from Lessons 1-3 of the Power Plus workbook

TermDefinition
factious adj. causing disagreement
ignoble adj. dishonorable, shameful
boor n. rude or impolite person
aegis n. shield
perspicacity n. keenness of judgement; wisdom; forethought
fervent adj. desperate, passionate, eager, earnest
rectify v. to make right
enervate v. to wear down
besiege v. to overwhelm; to surround and attack
ephermal adj. short-lived, lasting only a brief time
altruism n. concern for others, generosity
carrion n. carcass, decaying flesh
erotic adj. pertaining to sexual love
amorphous adj. formless, shapeless, vague
opulent adj. rich, luxurious, wealthy
pedestrian adj. ordinary or dull
bona fide ad. in good faith, genuine, legitimate
adventitious adj. accidental; nonessential
fecund adj. fertile; productive
deviate v. to turn aside from a course; to stray
obfuscate v. to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle, to obscure
extenuate v. to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
parochial adj. local, narrow, limited
glower v. to stare angrily, glare, frown, scowl
edify v. to improve someone morally
ambiguous adj. open to more than one interpretation
cataclysm n. a violent change, disaster, catastrophe
optimum adj. best; most favorable; ideal
importune v. to ask persistently; to beg
impotent adj. powerless, lacking strength
antithesis n. an exact opposite, an opposite extreme
maelstrom n. whirlpool, turbulence, troubled/agitated state of mind
emendation n. a correction
chagrin n. embarrassment, complete loss of courage
bauble n. a showy but useless thing; a trinket
diaphanous adj. very sheer and light; transparent
labyrinth n. a complicated network of winding passages; a maze
gloat v. to look at or think about with great satisfaction
impediment n. barrier, obstruction, hindrance, obstacle
bestial adj. savage, brutal, cruel
effete adj. worn out, barren, exhausted, sterile
shard n. a fragment
bland adj. mild, tasteless, dull
nihilism n. a total rejection of established laws
impale v. to pierce with a sharp steak through the body
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