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SAT Vocab
SAT Vocab stack 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhor | hate |
| bigot | narrow-minded and prejudiced person |
| counterfeit | fake or false |
| enfranchise | to give voting rights |
| kindle | to start a fire |
| noxious | harmful or poisonous |
| placid | calm and peaceful |
| renumeration | payment for work done |
| talisman | lucky charm |
| abrasive | rough or harsh |
| bilk | cheat |
| covert | hidden or undercover |
| engender | cause |
| hangar | storage area for a plane |
| knotty | complex or difficult to solve |
| nuance | something subtle |
| plagiarism | taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas |
| renown | fame |
| tangent | going off the main subject |
| abasement | humiliation |
| billowing | fluttering or waving |
| cower | recoil in fear |
| enhance | improve |
| harangue | noisy |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| nullify | to make unimportant |
| plaintiff | petitioner in court of law |
| replete | full |
| tangible | can be touched |
| abrogate | to deny or repeal |
| blasphemy | speech which offends religious sentiments |
| credible | believable |
| enigma | puzzle or mystery |
| harbingers | indicators of warnings |
| labyrinthine | complicated |
| nuzzle | to cuddle |
| plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| reprehensible | shameful |
| tardy | late or delayed |
| absolution | forgiveness or pardon |
| blatant | obvious |
| creditable | praiseworthy |
| ensconce | establish firmly in a position |
| hasten | hurry |
| laceration | a cut |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| plausible | believable |
| reprieve | postponement of a sentence |
| tawdry | of little value |
| abstain | to go without |
| blighted | damaged |
| credulous | gullible |
| enshroud | cover |
| haughtiness | arrogance or pride |
| lachrymose | sad |
| obfuscate | purposefully making something difficult to understand |
| plethora | an excess |
| repudiate | shun |
| tedium | boredom |
| abstemious | self denying |
| blithe | carefree |
| crepuscular | active at dawn and dusk |
| enunciation | clear pronunciation |
| headstrong | stubborn |
| lackluster | dull or bland |
| objective | unbiased |
| pliable | flexible or not stubborn |
| rescind | retract or repeal |
| temper | to moderate or soften |
| abstruse | obscure |
| blunderbuss | 1) an ancient weapon 2) a clumsy person |
| cringe | to recoil or flinch |
| envenom | to cause bitterness and bad felling |
| hedonism | pleasure-seeking |
| laconic | brief or to-the-point |
| oblique | indirect or slanting |
| plumage | feathers of a bird |
| resignation | acceptance of fate |
| tenacious | stubborn |
| accolade | to honor or praise |
| bolster | to support or prop up |
| cryptic | puzzling |
| ephemeral | short-lived |
| hedonist | pleasure seeker |
| lamentation | expression of regret or sorrow |
| obliterate | to destroy or eradicate |
| plummet | to fall suddenly and steeply |
| resolution | determination |
| tentatice | not certain |
| acquiesce | to agree to |
| bombast | arrogant or pompous language |
| curtail | to cut short |
| epicure | someone who appreciated good food and drink |
| heed | to listen to |
| lampoon | to ridicule or spoof |
| oblivious | totally unaware |
| podium | raised platform |
| resonant | echoing |
| tenuous | flimsy or not solid |
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