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SAT Vocab 10-13
SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolution | Forgiveness |
| Affirmative | answering yes |
| Coddle | treating someone as if they were a baby |
| Dissipate | to disappear |
| Finite | limited |
| Indignant | angry because something is unfair |
| Juxtapose | to place side by side (comparing) |
| Narrative | being told what happened |
| Poignant | being sad |
| Relapse | suffering a return of a disease or illness |
| Sear | to burn |
| Succumb | giving in |
| Travesty | imitation of something |
| Vogue | fashion |
| Writhe | to twist the body or in pain or distress |
| Abstain | keeping oneself from doing something |
| Affluence | having a great deal of money |
| Coerce | to force |
| Distraught | distracted or upset |
| Fluctuate | to move back and forth |
| Indulgence | doing something you enjoy |
| Laborious | requiring a lot of work |
| Nefarious | evil or immoral |
| Ponder | to meditate |
| Relevant | bearing upon |
| Seclude | to place or keep from others |
| Suggestive | thought or refelction |
| Treachery | violation |
| Voracious | eating with greediness |
| Fantic | Being a fan of something |
| Abstinence | self denial |
| Aghast | shocked with terror or amazement |
| Collaborate | to work with someone |
| Divergent | different directions |
| Forebode | warning sign or evil |
| Inept | not suitable |
| Lackadaisical | Without interest |
| Negate | to deny something |
| Potent | physically powerful |
| Reliance | dependence |
| Seethe | violently excited |
| Sumptuous | rich and costly |
| Tremulous | Feeling nervous or showing lack of confidence |
| Vulnerable | capable or receiving injuries |
| Zealot | Having strong feelings about something |
| Abstruse | Dealing with something difficult |
| Agitate | To move |
| Complacent | Being satisfied with something or oneself |
| Divulge | making something known |
| Formidable | A challenge that is difficult to finish or do |
| Inevitable | Unavoidable |
| Laggard | Falling behing |
| Negligent | Failing to take proper care when doing something |
| Precede | Coming before something |
| Relinquish | Giving up something |
| Seize | To take something away by force |
| Supercilious | Someone who thinks they're better than others |
| Trite | Not interesting or orginal |
| Eclectic | Choosing from many things |
| Foliage | Leaves of a plant or of many plants |