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Core Vocabulary I
SAT Most important vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ambivalent | Contradictory, having mixed feelings |
| Anomaly | Deviation from the norm, something ATYPICAL |
| Sarcastic, Sardonic, Snide | Mocking, derisive, taunting, stinging |
| Dearth, Paucity | A scarcity or shortage of something |
| Prattle | Speak in a foolish manner, babble incessantly |
| Wry | Dry, humorous, with a twist and with irony |
| Emulate | Imitate, copy |
| Unconventional, Unorthodox | Not ordinary or typical, avoiding conventions and behaviors |
| Outlandish | Bizarre, outrageous |
| Painstaking, Meticulous | Extremely careful, very exacting |
| Audacious | Fearlessly, recklessly daring; very bold |
| Indifferent, Apathetic | Marked by lack of interest or concern |
| Diffident | Lacking self-confidence, self-effacing, not assertive |
| Pragmatic | Practical, sensible, not idealistic or romantic |
| Enthralled | Fascinated |
| Hobbled | Hampered |
| Soporific | Sleep-inducing |
| Succumb | Give in |
| Evocation | Imaginative re-creation, evoking something nostalgic |
| Presumptuous | Overbearing, impertinently bold, stepping over one's place |
| Recalcitrant | Stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance, OBSTINATE, OBDURATE |
| Boon | Timely benefits, blessing |
| Bane | Source of harm or ruin |
| Clandestine, Surreptitious | Secret, COVERT, not open, not aboveboard |
| Affable, Amiable, Genial, Gregarious | All mean agreeable, pleasing personality, warm and friendly |
| Austere | Having no adornment or ornamentation, bare, not ORNATE |
| Austerity | Trait of great self-denial, often economically |
| Altruistic | Unselfish concern for welfare of others |
| Ambiguous | Unclear, uncertain, open to interpretation, not definitive |
| Elated | Very happy |
| Upbraid, Reproach, Castigate | To express disapproval; scold; rebuke; censure |
| Nostalgia | A sentimental longing for the past |
| Nostalgic | Of the past, longed, reminiscent |
| Conjecture | An inference based on guesswork, a SUPPOSITION |
| Obsolete, Archaic, Antiquated | No longer in use, outmoded, outdated |
| Auspicious, Propitious | Very favorable |
| Morose | Very depressed, DESPONDENT |
| Impasse | A deadlock, stalemate, failure to conclude/reach agreement |
| Verdant | Lush, green |
| Unscrupulous | Dishonest, unprincipled |
| Anachronism | False assignment of an event, person or scene or language to a time it did not exist |
| Belie | To give a false impression, to contradict |
| Mitigate, Mollify, Assuage, Alleviate | All mean to relieve, to lessen, to ease |
| Covet | Strongly desire, crave |
| Antithesis, Antithetical, Antipode | Direct opposite, complete reverse |
| Fathom | Understand |
| Prototype | Original model |
| Aloof | Detached, distant, reserved |
| Trite, Hackneyed, Banal, Platitudinous, Insipid | Unoriginal, commonplace, overused, cliche'd |
| Antecedent | A preceding event, a forerunner, a precursor |
| Plausible | Believable, credible |
| Implausible | Unbelievable, incredible |
| Prudent | Careful, cautious, sensible |
| Aesthetic | Relating to beauty |
| Paradox | Seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless is true |
| Enigmatic, Inscrutable | Mysterious, puzzling, unfathomable, baffling |
| Acquiesce | To comply, agree, give in |
| Naive, Gullible, Credulous | Unaffected simplicity, lacking worldly expertise, unsophisticated |
| Autonomous | Independent, not controlled by others |
| Autonomy | Independence, self-authority |
| Jaded | Spoiled, overindulged |
| Futile | Completely useless, doomed to failure |
| Prodigious | Huge, massive |
| Indigenous, Endemic | Native to an area |
| Ubiquitous, Prevalent, Pervasive | Being everywhere, omnipresent, widespread |
| Pandemic | A widespread, ubiquitous epidemic |
| Fortitude | Strength of mind to endure pain or adversity with courage |
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