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25 SAT Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bellicose | war-like; aggressive |
| Consummate | complete; total; supremely good |
| Elusive | hard to pin down |
| Gregarious | extroverted; sociable; outgoing |
| Jaundiced | cynical; pessimistic |
| Nettle | annoy |
| Phenomenon | an event or happening (plural: phenomena) |
| Recuperate | get better after illness |
| Superlative | extremely good; the best |
| Whet | sharpen |
| Belligerent | aggressive; ready to fight |
| Contemporary | living or happening at the same time |
| Emaciated | very thin; withered |
| Gritty | coarse; granular |
| Jaunt | short pleasure trip |
| Niggardly | miserly; stingy |
| Philanthropy | charity; love of mankind |
| Red tape | formalities; paperwork; official procedure |
| Surly | grumpy; rude |
| Whimsical | capricious; changeable |
| Bemoan | complain about |
| Contrite | sorry |
| Emancipate | set free |
| Guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
| Jeopardize | put at risk; endanger |
| Nomadic | wandering from place to place |
| Philistine | uncultured person |
| Redolent | smelling of; giving off odors |
| Surreptitious | secret; sneaky; stealthy |
| Willful | stubborn |
| Benevolent | kindly |
| Contrition | sorrow and repentance |
| Embezzle | defraud; steal |
| Guile | cunning; craftiness |
| Jingoistic | extremely patriotic; nationalistic |
| Nonchalance | an appearance of indifference; calm and composed |
| Phlegmatic | calm; imperturbable |
| Redress | put right something that was wrong |
| Surreptitiously | secretly; furtively; stealthily |
| Wily | cunning |
| Benign | kindly; harmless |
| Contumacious | stubborn |
| Embroil | involve in hostility or argument |
| Guileless | frank; straightforward; honest |
| Jocular | in a joking manner |
| Nondescript | having no special features; dull and ordinary |
| Pillage | plunder |
| Redundant | unnecessary; superfluous |
| Susceptible | vulnerable |
| Wispy | flimsy; frail; delicate |
| Benignity | compassion; gentleness; fondness |
| Contusion | a bruise |
| Emerge | come out; appear |
| Gullibility | unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled |
| Jollity | gaiety; happiness |
| Nonentity | a person of no importance; not famous |
| Pinnacle | topmost point |
| Referendum | public vote |
| Suspect | doubtful |
| Wistful | melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for |
| Bequeath | leave something in one's will to be given after one's death |
| Conundrum | a puzzle |
| Emulate | to imitate something admired |
| Gullible | easily fooled |
| Jubilant | ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing |
| Nostalgia | longing for the past |
| Pious | very religious |
| Refute | disprove |
| Sybarite | lover of luxury |
| Zany | crazy; wacky |
| Berate | scold; criticize |
| Conventional | usual; customary; common |
| Endorse | give support or approval to |
| Gustatory | concerned with the sense of taste |
| Judicious | correct in judgment; wise |
| Notoriety | infamy; known for wrong doing |
| Pivotal | of central importance |
| Regale | entertain |
| Sycophant | bootlicker; flatterer |
| Zeal | enthusiasm |
| Beret | type of cap |
| Corpulent | fat |
| Endurance | staying power; patience; stamina |
| Hackneyed | common and over-used |
| Jurisprudence | science or study of law |
| Novel | new; unusual |
| Placate | pacify; soothe; calm |
| Relegate | dismiss to a lower position |
| Taciturn | quiet; saying little |
| Zealot | fanatic |
| Bestial | behaving like a beast; brutal |
| Corrugated | highly folded |
| Enduring | lasting |
| Hallowed | worshipped; consecrated |
| Juxtapose | place next to |
| Novice | a beginner; tyro |
| Placebo | harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine |
| Remorse | regret; sorrow; contrition |
| Tactile | concerned with the sense of touch |
| Zenith | summit |
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