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SAT Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstemious | moderate in drinking and eating |
| acquiesce | to comply |
| acrimonious | great bitterness |
| admonish | to earnestly caution |
| adroit/deft/dexterous | skillful |
| aesthetic | an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive |
| affable/amiable/genial/gregarious | agreeable, friendly |
| aloof | detached, reserved |
| amalgam | a mixture, combination of different elements |
| ambiguous | unclear, not definitive |
| ambivalent | having mixed feelings |
| anachronism | not in the proper time period |
| analogy | a similarity or likeliness |
| anguish | agonizing mental or physical pain |
| anomaly/atypical | a deviation from the norm |
| antecedent/forerunner | a preceding event |
| antipathy/animosity | strong dislike |
| antithesis/antipodal | something that is the direct opposite of another thing |
| archaic | out of date |
| ascetic | a person who leads a life of self-denial |
| audacious | very bold; daring |
| auspicious | very favorable |
| automation | a person who acts in a mechanical manner, a mindless follower |
| autonomous | independent |
| Bane | a source of harm |
| belie | to give a false impression |
| benefactor | a person who gives gifts |
| beneficiary | a person who receives benefits |
| Boon | a timely benefit |
| boorish/uncouth | vulgar, crude |
| bowdlerize | to remove or delete objectionable parts of a book |
| bucolic/rustic/pastoral | charmingly rurally |
| bungler | a clumsy or inept person |
| callous | insensitive |
| capricious/mercurial | fickle, constant shifting mood |
| charlatan | a fake, a fraud, a cheat |
| chimerical | a fantastic scheme, unchecked imagination |
| circuitous | circular and therefore indirect |
| circumscribe | to narrowly restrict, to limit action, to draw a line around |
| circumspect/prudent | cautious, careful |
| circumvent | to avoid by artful maneuvering |
| clairvoyant | a person who uses intuition to see into the future |
| clandestine/surreptitious | secretive, not aboveboard, covert |
| confounded/perplexed/mystified | puzzled, confused |
| conjecture/supposition | an inference |
| convoluted | twisted, intricate |
| copious | abundant, a great amount |
| Covet | to strongly desire, to crave |
| cryptic | mysterious, having a hidden message |
| Curtail | to cut short or reduce |
| Dearth/paucity | scarcity or shortage |
| debunk | to put down by exposing false claims |
| decry | to express strong disapproval |
| deleterious | harmful, injurious |
| demagogue | a speaker who appeals to emotion, fear, or prejudices |
| demise | the final ending of something, the downfall |
| denounce | to speak against |
| deride | to put down with contemptuous jeering |
| despondent/forlorn | feeling downcast, dejected |
| devoid | completely lacking in something |
| diatribe/tirade | a bitter denunciation |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| digress | to depart from a subject |
| dilettante | an amateur or dabbler |
| diminutive | very small |
| dirge | a funeral hymn, mournful music |
| dismissive | to reject, disregard |
| disparage | belittle, slight |
| disparity | an inequality, an imbalance |
| dispel | to drive away, scatter |
| dissembler/prevaricator | a liar, deciever |
| draconian | very strict laws and rules |
| eccentric | an odd, unconventional person |
| elusive | out of reach, difficult to catch |
| enigmatic/inscrutable | mysterious; baffling |
| enumerate | to list; to tick off |
| equanimity | calmness, composure |
| erroneous | filled with error, wrongs |
| evocation | an imaginative recreation |
| exemplary | outstanding |
| exhort | to strongly encourage |
| exorbitant | unreasonably expensive |
| expunge/exercise/expurgate | delete, remove |
| extricate | to get out of a difficult situation |
| fiasco/debacle | a complete failure |
| fleeting/ephemeral | very brief, short lived |
| fortitude | strength of mind |
| fortuitous | an accidental but fortunate occurance |
| galvanize | to electrify, stir into action |
| gerrymander | to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage |
| halcyon | idyllically calm and tranquil |
| haughty | proud or arrogant |
| hedonist | seeker of pleasure |
| hypothetical | based on assumption, supposed |
| iconoclast | someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions |
| impasse | failure to reach an agreement |
| impeccable | faultless, perfect |
| impecunious | poor, penniless, not affluent |
| impetus | a stimulus or encouragement |
| implacable | not capable of being pleased |
| incoherent | lacking organization or lock |
| incontrovertible | indisputable, beyond doubt |
| indifferent/apathetic | lack of interest or concern |
| indigenous/endemic | native to an area |
| indignant | outrage at something that is unjust |
| indulgent | overly tolerant |
| inexorable | relentless, unstoppable |
| innocuous | harmless |
| innovator | a person who introduces something new |
| innuendo | an indirect reference to something else |
| insurmountable | not being capable of overcoming |
| intemperate | lacking restraint, excessive |
| intrepid/undaunted | fearless, courageous |
| irreverent | lacking proper respect, disrespectful |
| itinerant | mobile, not sedentary |
| jovial/jocular | good-humored, cheerful |
| juggernaut | an irresistable force |
| laconic | succinct, terse, very brief, concise |
| laud/extol/Tout/acclaim | praise, applause |
| magnanimous | generous and forgiving |
| Martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| maudin | excessively sentimental |
| Maverick | an independent person |
| mellifluous | smooth and sweet flowing |
| mentor | a teacher, a guide |
| misanthrope | a person who hates humankind |
| mitigate/mollify/assuage/alleviate | to ease, relieve, lessen |
| momentous | of great importance |
| morose/despondant | very depressed |
| nadir | to lowest point |
| naïve/credulous | unspohisticated |
| nebulous | vague, lacking a fully developed form |
| nefarious | extremely wicked, vile |
| neophyte/novice/greenhorn | a beginner |
| nonchalant | casual indifference |
| nostalgia | a sentimental longing for the past |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| ominous | threatening and menacing |
| oracle | a person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice |
| ostracize | to deliberately exclude from a group |
| painstaking/meticulous/exacting | highly detailed |
| panache/verve | dash and flamboyance |
| pandemic | widespread epidemic |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar, tumult |
| paradox | a seeming contradiciton that expresses a truth |
| partisan | a person with biased beliefs |
| penchant/predilection | a preference for something; inclination |
| placid/serene | very calm, quiet |
| plausible | believable |
| poignant | touching; heartrending |
| polarize/divisive | to break into opposite factions |
| pompous | pretentious, filled with self-importance |
| pragmatic | practical, sensible |
| prattle | to babble incessantly |
| presumptuous | overbearing; incessantly bold |
| prodigious | enormous, massive |
| prodigy | a young genius |
| prognosticator | a person who makes predictions based upon data |
| proponent/advocate | a champion of a cause |
| prototype | an original model |
| provocative | provokes controversy |
| prudent | careful, cautious |
| pundit | a professional commentator |
| quioxic | foolishly impractical |
| racontuer | a person who excels in anecdote |
| reaffirm | to assert again |
| rebuff | to repel or drive back, to reject |
| recalcitrant/obdurate | very stubborn, defiant |
| recluse | a person who leads a solitary secluded life |
| redundant | doing or saying something again and again |
| rejuvenate | to make young again |
| relinquish | to give something back |
| renegade | a disloyal person |
| renovate | to make new again |
| reproach/censure | to scold, rebuke |
| reprobate | a morally unprincipled person |
| repudiate/recant/renounce | to take back, disavow |
| resiliant | to bounce back |
| resurgent | to rise again, surge back |
| reticent | to hold back one's thoughts and feelings |
| rhetorican | an eloquent writer or speaker |
| sarcastic/sardonic | derisive mocking comments |
| serendipity | an accidental but fortunate discovery |
| skeptic | a doubter |
| sophistry | a deliberately misleading argument |
| Spartan/austere | plain, simple |
| stoic | a person who is impassive and emotionless |
| superficial | shallow, lacking depth |
| sycophant/obsequious | a person who behaves in a servile manner, a toady |
| tenacious | showing great determination |
| thwart/stymie | to stop; frustrate |
| trite/hackneyed/pedestrian/platitudinous/banal | commonplace |
| ubiquitous/prevanent | everywhere, widespread, prevalent |
| unconventional/unorthodox | not ordinary or typical |
| viable/feasible | possible |
| vicarious/ravenous | huge appetite, cannot be satisfied, insatiable |
| wry | dry humor |
| zealot | a very enthusiastic person |
| futile | doomed to failure |
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