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SAT Words 51-100
SAT Vocab Words 51-100
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| incessant | nonstop; continuing without interruption |
| latent | laying hidden or undeveloped |
| eloquent | extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement |
| diffident | timid; lacking confidence |
| malcontent | dissatisfied with existing conditions |
| eminent | prominent; standing out |
| wince | to flinch or shrink back, as if in pain or embarassment |
| prudent | cautious; heedful of circumstances and their potential outcomes |
| augment | to make bigger or greater |
| ebullience | enthusiasm; excitement |
| rhetoric | over-elaborate or persuasive language |
| dogmatic | characterized by an authoritative assertion of opinions or beliefs |
| philippic | a harsh verbal denunciation; a tirade |
| pandemic | widespread; general |
| idyllic | naturally peaceful; charming in a rustic way |
| cryptic | having an ambiguous or hidden meaning |
| choleric | hot-tempered; quick to anger |
| peccadillo | a minor offense; a slight or trifling sin |
| emphatic | forcibly expressive |
| logistics | the management of the details of an operation |
| circumspect | cautious; careful |
| abstract | difficult to understand; theoretical |
| defunct | dead or inactive; having ceased to exist |
| succinct | brief and to the point |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt |
| accountable | responsible; answerable |
| ostensible | appearing as such; presented as truth |
| pliable | easily bent or twisted |
| adroit | skillful; deft |
| bauble | a small, inexpensive trinket |
| skullduggery | trickery; underhandedness |
| ancillary | subordinate helping |
| sedentary | requiring much sitting; accustomed to little exercise |
| cursory | performed with haste and little attention to detail |
| predatory | victimizing; pillaging |
| symmetry | exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line |
| tawdry | gaudy and cheap |
| ambulatory | capable of walking |
| idolatry | blind and excessive devotion to someone or something |
| pecuniary | relating to money |
| panorama | an unbroken view of a wide area |
| saga | a long story, often telling the history of a family |
| plethora | superabundance; a state of excessive fullness |
| gradient | a rate of inclination; slope |
| adherent | a follower or supporter of a cause |
| vent | a small opening; a means of escape |
| armament | military supplies and weapons |
| presentiment | a sense something is about to occur; a premonition |
| corpulent | fat |
| circumvent | to surround or enclose; to bypass |
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