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SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accolade | expression of approval, praise |
| aloof | remote in attitude, reserved |
| abate | subside, decrease, lessen |
| abridge | condense, shorten |
| astemious | sparing in eating or drinking |
| abstract | theoretical, not concrete |
| abstruse | profound, difficult to understand |
| accesible | easy to approach |
| acclaim | applaud, announce with great approval |
| acknowledge | recognize, admit |
| acquiesce | agree without protesting |
| acrid | sharp |
| acrimonious | bitter in words or manner |
| adulation | flattery, admiration |
| adversity | unfavorable fortune, hardship |
| advocate | urge, plead for |
| aesthetic | artistic |
| affable | easily approachable |
| affirmation | positive assertion |
| aggregate | gather, accumulate |
| alleviate | relive |
| altruistic | unselfishly generous |
| ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| ambivalence | the state of having contradictory feelings |
| amorphous | lacking shape |
| anachronistic | having an error involving time in a story |
| analogous | comparable |
| anarchist | person who seeks to overturn an established government |
| anectote | short story of an interesting event |
| animosity | active enmity |
| anomaly | irregularity |
| antagonism | hostility,active resistance |
| antediluvian | antiquated |
| antidote | medicine to counteract a disease |
| antipathy | aversion, dislike |
| antiquated | old-fashioned |
| aparthy | lack of caring, indifference |
| apocryphal | untrue, made up |
| apprehension | fear |
| arable | fit for growing crops |
| arbitrary | randomly chosen |
| arhaic | antiquated |
| ardent | intense, pasiionate, zealous |
| arrogance | pride, haughtiness |
| articulate | distinct |
| artifact | object made by human beings |
| artisan | manually skilled worker |
| ascendancy | controlling influence, domination |
| ascetic | austere, practicing self denial |
| aspire | seek to attain |
| assiduous | diligent |
| astute | wise |
| atrophy | waste away |
| attribute | ascribe, explain |
| audacious | daring, bold |
| augment | increase, add to |
| austere | severely simple |
| authoritarian | completely dominating another's will |
| autonomous | self-governing |
| avarice | greediness for wealth |
| aversion | firm dislike |
| avert | prevent, turn away |
| appraise | evaluate, estimate |
| aspersion | attack on somebody's reputation |
| bolster | reinforce, secure, support |
| barb | openly cutting remark |
| beam | ray of light |
| beguile | mislead, delude |
| belie | contradict, give a false impression |
| benevolent | generous, charitable |
| bequeath | leave someone by a will |
| bleak | unlikely to be favorable, barren |
| blighted | suffering from a disease |
| braggart | laudaros |
| brevity | conciseness |
| buttress | support |
| barren | sterile, bleak, lifeless |
| belligerent | hostile, aggressive |
| blunder | make a mistake |
| backfire | have the opposite effect to what was intended |
| benign | gentle, kind |
| callous | emotionally hardened, dur |
| cacophonous | discordant, inharmonious |
| cajole | a convinge pe cineva sa faca ceva |
| calculated | deliberately planned |
| candor | open honesty |
| capricious | unpredictable, fanciful |
| carping | finding fault |
| censorious | critical |
| censure | blame, criticize |
| certitude | certainty |
| charlatan | quack |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression |
| clemency | disposition to be lenient |
| cliche | phrase dulled in meaning by repetition |
| coalesce | combine, fuse |
| coercion | use of force to get someone to obey |
| cohere | stick together |
| colloquial | pertaining to conversational speech |
| combustible | easily burned |
| commemorate | honor the memory of |
| compile | gather, assemble, accumulate |
| complacency | self-satisfaction |
| complementary | serving to complete something |
| compliance | readiness to yield |
| composure | mental calmness |
| comprehensive | thorough, inclusive |
| concede | admit |
| conciliatory | excusing (words) |
| concur | agree |
| condone | forgive, excuse, overlook |
| conflagration | great fire |
| confluence | flowing together |
| confound | puzzle, confuse |
| conjecture | guess |
| consensus | general agreement |
| constraint | repression of feelings |
| contentious | quarellsome |
| contract | compress, shrink |
| converge | tend to meet, come together |
| conviction | judgement that someone is guilty |
| cordial | gracious, heartfelt |
| corroborate | confirm, support |
| corrode | destroy by chemical action |
| corrgated | wrinkled |
| credulity | belief on slight evidence |
| crestfallen | dispirited, dejected |
| criterion | standard used in judging |
| cryptic | mysterious, hidden, secret |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| cursory | hastily done, superficial |
| curtail | shorten, reduce |
| cluster | group, bunch, collection |
| cantankrous | ill tempered(about unpleasant elderly person) |
| candid | straightforward, open, sincere |
| chicanery | deception, trickery |
| convey | show |
| dignified | respectable, decorous |
| debacle | disaster, total failure |
| dearth | a lack or short supply |
| debunk | expose as false |
| decorum | orderliness and good taste in manners |
| decry | express strong disaproval |
| deference | courteous regard for another's wish |
| defiance | refusal to yield, resistance |
| degradation | humiliation, debasement |
| dehydrate | remove water from |
| deletorious | harmful |
| depict | delineate, portray |
| delinate | depict |
| denounce | condemn, criticize |
| deplore | disapprove of |
| depose | dethrone |
| depravity | extreme corruption |
| deprecate | express disapproval of, belittle |
| deride | ridicule, make fun of |
| derivative | unoriginal |
| dessicate | dry up |
| despondent | depressed |
| detached | emotionally removed, objective |
| deterrent | something that discourages |
| devious | not straightforward |
| devise | think up, invent, plan |
| diffidence | shyness |
| digression | wandering away from the subjects |
| dilatory | delaying |
| dilligence | persistent hard work |
| diminutition | reduction in size |
| discerning | mentally quick and observant |
| disclose | reveal |
| discordant | not harmonious |
| discount | disregard, dismiss |
| discourse | formal discussion |
| discrepancy | difference |
| discriminating | able to see differences |
| disdain | scorn, contempt |
| disinclination | unwillingness |
| dismiss | reject, put away from consideration |
| disparage | belittle |
| disparity | difference, condition of inequality |
| disperse | scatter |
| disputatious | argumentative |
| disseminate | distribute, scatter, spread |
| dissent | disagree |
| distend | expand |
| divergent | differing, deviating |
| doctrine | teachings |
| document | provide with evidence |
| dogmatic | doctrinal |
| dubious | questinable |
| dupe | someone easily fooled |
| duplicity | double-dealing, hypocrisy |
| disgruntled | unhappy |
| distress | discomfort, serious danger |
| dwindle | diminish |
| disingenuous | not candid |
| dismay | constrenation, distress, spaima |
| endorse | support, approve |
| esteem | respect, admiration |
| ebullient | showing excitement |
| eclecltic | composed of elements drawn from different sources |
| edify | instruct, correct morally |
| efface | rub out |
| effervescence | inner excitement |
| egotistical | excessiveley self-centered |
| elated | overjoyed, in high-spirits |
| elegy | poem or somg expressing lamentation |
| elicit | draw out by discussion, a smulge |
| eloquence | expressiveness, persuasive speech |
| elucidate | explain, enlighten |
| elusive | evasive, baffling, hard to gasp |
| emaciated | thin and wasted |
| embellish | decorate, adorn |
| emend | correct by a critic |
| emulate | imitate, rival |
| enhance | increase, improve |
| enigma | puzzle, mystery |
| enmity | ill will |
| ephemeral | short-lived, fleeting |
| equanimity | calmness, composure |
| equitable | fair, impartial |
| equivocal | ambiguous, intentionally misleading |
| erroneous | mistaken, wrong |
| erudite | learned, scholarly |
| esoteric | profound, difficult to understand |
| eulogy | expression of praise |
| euphenism | eufenism |
| evanescent | fleeting, vanishing |
| exacerbate | worsen |
| exalt | raise in rank, praise |
| execute | put into effect, carry out |
| exemplary | serve as an example of |
| exhaustive | thorough, comprehensive |
| exhilarating | invigorating, refreshing |
| exonerate | acquit, exculpate |
| explicit | totally clear |
| exploit | make use of |
| extol | praise, glorify |
| extraneous | not essential |
| extricate | free |
| exuberance | overflowing abundance |
| extrapolate | extend information |
| futile | useless, not successful |
| furtive | stealthy |
| fleeting | ephemeral |
| facilitate | make less difficult |
| fallacious | false, misleading |
| fallow | uncultivated |
| falter | hesitate |
| fanaticism | excessive zeal |
| fastidious | difficult to please |
| fathom | comprehend |
| feasible | practical |
| fervor | glowing ardor |
| fitful | spasmodic, intemittent |
| flagrant | blatant |
| florid | reddish, flowery |
| foolhardy | rash |
| frvolous | lacking in seriousness |
| frgality | economy |
| fickleness | unloyalty |
| grudging | reluctant, unwilling |
| garrulous | wordy, talkative |
| glacial | extremely cold |
| glutton | someone who eats too much |
| gratify | please |
| gratuitous | given freely |
| gravity | seriousness |
| gregarious | sociable |
| guile | cunning |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| gaudy | extravagantly showy, tasteless |
| hackneyed | commonplace |
| hamper | obstruct |
| hardy | robust |
| haughtiness | pride |
| hedonist | care crede ca placerea e lucrul suprem |
| heresy | erezie |
| hierarchy | arrangement by rank |
| homogenous | of the same kind |
| hypocritical | pretending to be virtuous |
| hypothetical | supposed |
| hollow | empty inside, without substance |
| hinder | hamper, a impiedica |
| innocuous | harmless, inoffensive |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherised traditions |
| idiosyncrasy | eccentricity |
| ignominy | dishonor, shame |
| illicit | illegal |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| impair | injure, hurt |
| impeccable | faultless |
| impecunious | without money |
| impede | block, delay, hinder |
| implausible | unbelievable |
| implement | put into effect |
| impregnable | invulnerable |
| impudence | impertinence |
| inadvertently | unintentionally |
| inane | silly, senseless |
| incidental | not essential |
| incisive | cutting, sharp |
| incite | arouse to action |
| inclusive | tending to include all |
| incongruous | not fitting, absurd |
| inconsequential | unimportant |
| incontrovertible | indisputable, not to open question |
| incorrigible | not correctable |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| indict | charge |
| indifferent | mediocre |
| indicriminate | choosing at random |
| indolent | lazy |
| induce | persuade, bring about |
| ineffable | cannot be expressed in speech |
| inert | inactive |
| inexorable | implacable |
| ingenious | clever |
| inherent | firmly established by nature or habit |
| innate | inborn |
| innovation | change, introcution of sth new |
| insipid | lacking in flavor |
| insolvent | unable to pay one's debts |
| instigate | start an investigation |
| insularity | narrow-mindness |
| insuperable | overwhelming, unbeatable |
| integrity | wholeness |
| intervene | come between |
| intimidate | frighten |
| intractable | unyielding, stubborn |
| intrepid | fearless |
| inundate | flood, overwhelm |
| invert | turn upside down |
| ironic | resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome |
| irreproachable | blameless |
| insightful | having an accurate and deep understanding |
| judicious | sensible, prudent, wise |
| jeopardize | undermine |
| laborious | demanding much work or care |
| labyrinth | maze |
| laconic | brief and to the point |
| laggard | slow, sluggish |
| lament | grieve, express sorrow |
| lampoon | ridicule |
| languish | lose animation, lose strenght |
| laud | praise |
| lavish | generous, extravagant, wasteful |
| lethargich | drowsy, dull, apathetic, slow |
| levity | lack of seriousness |
| linger | to stay or to remain in a place |
| listless | lacking in spirit or energy |
| lofty | very high |
| lurid | wild, sensational |
| luxuriant | abundant |
| lugubrious | gloomy, sad, mournful |
| loquacious | talkative |
| malevolence | hostile attitude or feeling |
| misantrophe | one who hates all humankind |
| magnanimous | forgiving man |
| malicious | hateful, spiteful |
| marred | damaged, disfigured |
| materialism | preoccupation with physical comforts |
| meander | wind or turn in its course |
| mercenary | interested in money or gain |
| mercurial | changing, capricious |
| methodical | systematic |
| meticulous | excessively careful |
| mirth | laughter |
| miserly | mean, stingy |
| misnomer | wrong name |
| mitigate | appease, moderate |
| mollify | soothe, a impaca |
| morose | melancholy, sullen |
| mosaic | mozaic |
| mundane | everyday, worldy |
| munificent | very generous |
| nurture | tender care, education |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| negate | cancel out, deny |
| nonchalance | indifference, lack of concern |
| notoriety | ill fame, disrepute |
| novelty | newness |
| nuance | nuanta |
| oligarch | a very rich person |
| obdurate | stubborn, intractable |
| obliterate | destroy completely |
| oblivion | obscurity, forgetfulness |
| obscure | darken, make unclear |
| obstinate | stubborn, hard to control |
| odious | hateful |
| ominous | threatening |
| opaque | dark, not transparent |
| opportunist | person who takes advantage of circumstances |
| opulence | extreme wealth, abundance |
| orator | public speaker |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| ostentatious | showy |
| outrage | extremely strong reaction of anger |
| preclude | exclude, rule out, remove possibility of |
| punctilious | strictly attentive to details |
| proclivities | natural tendencies, predilections |
| pestilence | epidemic disease |
| pundit | expert in a particular field |
| plethora | an excessive amount or number |
| pedantic | excessively bookish |
| pomposity | self-importance |
| prosaic | commonplaec, ordinary |
| piety | reverence and devotion to God |
| pacifist | one opposed to force |
| pariah | socially outcasted |
| parody | humorous imitation |
| parsimony | excessive frugality |
| partisan | one-sided, prejudiced |
| paucity | scarcity |
| penury | severe poverty, stinginess |
| perfunctory | superficial, not thorough |
| peripheral | marginal, outer |
| pernicious | very destructive |
| perpetuate | make something last |
| pervasive | spread through every part |
| phenomena | observable facts |
| philanthropist | lover of the mankind |
| phlegmatic | calm |
| pitfall | hidden danger |
| pithy | laconic, concise |
| placate | pacify |
| polemical | agressive in verbal attack |
| ponderous | weighty, heavy |
| pragmatic | practical |
| prattle | babble=a da din gura |
| precarious | advanced in development |
| presumptous | impertinently bold, overconfident |
| pretentious | ostentatious, pompous |
| prevalent | widespread, generally accepted |
| prodigal | wasteful, reckless with money |
| prodigious | enormous, great |
| profane | violate, treat unworthy |
| profligate | wildly immoral |
| profound | deep, not superficial |
| profusion | overabundance, excess |
| proliferation | rapid growth, spread |
| prolific | abundantly fruitful |
| provincial | unsophisticated |
| proximity | nearness |
| prudent | cautious |
| pedestrian | ordinary, uninspired, unexciting |
| peculiar | odd, unusual |
| quagmire | mlastina |
| qualified | limited, restricted |
| quandary | dilemma |
| quell | put an end to |
| querulous | fault-finding, whimpering |
| quiescent | period of inactivity |
| quaint | pleasingly unusual having old-fashioned charm |
| revelry | wild, nosiy party |
| refute | to prove to be false or incorect |
| rhetorical | relating to the effective use of language |
| reluctance | unwillingness to do sth |
| restrain | limit, control |
| ramble | wander aimlessly |
| rancor | hatred, bitterness |
| rant | talk excitedly |
| ratify | approve formally |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| raze | destroy completely |
| rebuttal | response with contrary evidence |
| recant | openly confess error, retract a prev. statement |
| recluse | loner |
| recount | narrate, tell |
| rectify | set right, correct |
| redundant | superfluous, repetitious |
| relegate | banish to an inferior position |
| remission | temporary moderation of a disease |
| remorse | guilt, self reproach |
| repudiate | renounce, abandon |
| replete | abundantly supplied |
| repel | drive away, disgust |
| reprehensible | deserving blame |
| reprimand | reprove severely |
| repugnant | hateful |
| rescind | cancel |
| reserve | self-control, formal but distant manner |
| resigned | accepting one's fate |
| resolution | determination, resolve |
| resolve | determination, firmness of purpose |
| respite | interval of relief, time for rest |
| resplendent | glorious, brilliant |
| restraint | moderation of self-control |
| retract | take back, withdraw |
| reverent | respectful |
| rigor | severity |
| remiss | negijent |
| sermon | religious discourse |
| sage | person celebrated for wisdom |
| snaction | approve, ratify |
| saturate | soak thoroughly |
| savory | tasty, attractive |
| scanty | insufficient |
| scapegoat | tap ispasitor |
| scrupuluous | extremely thorough |
| scrutinize | examine closely and critically |
| seclusion | isolation, solitude |
| sedentary | requiring sitting |
| servile | slavish |
| serenity | calmness, placidity |
| sheer | very thin or transparent; absolute (sheer beauty) |
| skeptic | doubter |
| sluggish | slow, lazy, lethargic |
| somber | gloomy, depressing, dark |
| soporific | sleep-causing |
| sporadic | occuring irregulary |
| spurious | false, counterfeit |
| spurn | reject, scorn, dismiss |
| squander | waste |
| stagnant | motionless, stale, dull |
| static | unchanging, lacking development |
| steadfast | loyal |
| stolid | dull, having little sensibility |
| strident | loud, insistent |
| stupefy | amaze, stun, make numb |
| submissive | yielding, timid, compliant |
| subordinate | occupying a lower rank |
| subside | decrease, lessen |
| substantiate | establish by evidence |
| succint | brief, compact, terse |
| summit | highest point, climax |
| superficial | trivial |
| superfluous | overabundant, redundant, extraneous |
| supplant | replace, usurp |
| surfeit | stuff, satiate |
| surpass | exceed |
| surreptitious | furtive, stealthy, sneaky |
| susceptible | easily influenced, having little resistance |
| sustain | experice / support, nourish |
| sycophant | servile flatterer, bootlicker |
| sanguine | confident, optimistic |
| shun | avoid, hide |
| supercilious | arrogant, haughty |
| slang | argou |
| scholar | savant, scientist |
| stoic | person who bears pain with great courage |
| trite | stale, cliche, overused |
| taciturn | habitually silent, talking little |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value |
| temper | moderate |
| tenacity | frimness, persistence |
| tentative | experimental |
| terrestrial | earthly |
| terse | laconic, compact, pithy |
| threadbare | poor |
| thrive | prosper, flourish |
| timorous | fearful |
| tirade | denounciation |
| torpor | lethargy |
| tranquility | calmness, peace |
| transient | momentary, temporary |
| transport | strong emotion |
| trek | journey, travel |
| tremor | trembling |
| trepidation | fear, nervous apprehension |
| trespass | unlawfully enter the boundaries of sb else's property |
| trifling | trivial, unimportant |
| truncate | cut the top of |
| turbulence | state of violent agitation |
| turmoil | great confusion |
| tenable | able to be maintained against objection or attack |
| tentative | not certain or fixed, provisional |
| taunt | provoke or challene with insulting remarks |
| unobtrusive | hardly noticeable, low-profile |
| usurp | to make use of (by illegitimate means) |
| unassailable | secure against attack, undeniable |
| uniformity | sameness, monotony |
| unkempt | neingrijit |
| unprecedented | novel |
| unwarranted | unjustified, groundless |
| unwitting | not knowing, unintentional |
| veracious | truthful, honest |
| vacillate | waver, fluctuate |
| vaporize | turn to vapor |
| venerate | revere |
| verbose | wrody |
| viable | practical, workable |
| vigor | active strenght |
| vilify | slander, asperse |
| vindicate | clear from blame, exonerate |
| virtuoso | highly skilled artist |
| virulent | extremely poisonous, bitter |
| volatile | changeable |
| voluble | talkative |
| whimsical | fanciful, capricious |
| wit | sanity |
| waffle | speak equivocally |
| welter | great confusion |
| weedle | cajole, coax |
| wittcicism | witty saying |
| wistful | melancholic |
| zealot | fanatic |
| procrastinate | to defer action, to delay |
| flaunt | to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly |
| smug | confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness |
| avid | showing great enthusiasm for or interest in |
| harbor | any place of shelter or refuge |
| accede | to |
| according | to |
| accuse | of |
| addicted | to |
| adhere | to |
| adverse | to |
| afflict | with |
| agree | on |
| agree | with |
| agreeable | to |
| amazement | at |
| amenable | to |
| appetite | for |
| appreciation | of |
| aside | from |
| associate | with |
| arrive | at |
| ability | to |
| absorbed | in |
| blame | for |
| blame | on |
| capable | of |
| chary | of |
| compatible | with |
| comply | with |
| conform | to |
| conversant | with |
| desire | for |
| desirous | of |
| desist | from |
| die | of |
| different | from |
| disagree | with |
| discriminate | against |
| enamored | of |
| indulge | in |
| inferior | to |
| oblivious | to |
| offer | of |
| partial | to |
| peculiar | to |
| preoccupation | with |
| prevent | from |
| prior | to |
| prone | to |
| separate | from |
| suitable | for |
| tamper | with |
| weary | of |
| willing | to |
| adept | very skilled; proficient; expert |
| assess | to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation |
| affliction | a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery |
| adroit | cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious |
| docile | tractable |
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