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SAT UNIT 1
SAT Vocabulary-Unit1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABDICATE (v.) | relinquish, surrender, resign |
| ABJURE (v.) | recant, retract |
| ACUMEN (n.) | astuteness, wisdom |
| AGGRIEVED (adj.) | troubled, worried, distressed |
| BANAL (adj.) | corny, dull |
| BEGUILE (v.) | cheat, con, deceive |
| BURNISH (v.) | brighten, buff, polish, shine |
| CACOPHONY (n.) | noise |
| CAJOLE (v.) | persuade, sweet-talk |
| CAPRICIOUS (adj.) | erratic, temperamental |
| DEBACLE (n.) | catastrophe, disaster |
| DEFERENTIAL (adj.) | dutiful, respectful, obedient |
| EFFULGENT (adj.) | beaming, bright, glowing |
| EMPIRICAL (adj.) | experimental, factual, hypothetical, observational |
| FELICITOUS (adj.) | suitable, pleasing |
| GARRULOUS (adj.) | talkative, babbling |
| HARANGUE (n.)(v.) | sermon, speech, scold, chew out, yell at |
| INFAMY (n.) | ill repute, dishonor, immorality |
| JUXTAPOSITION (n.) | adjacency, nearness |
| LICENTIOUS (adj.) | amoral, obscene, uncontrolled |