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SAT/GED Vocabulary 4
Vocabulary words and simple definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dissipate | to disappear or to waste |
| dissonance | disagreement |
| dissuade | to persuade one to not do something |
| divine | godly, very wonderful |
| divisive | causing dissent, discord |
| divulge | to reveal a secret |
| docile | easily trained or taught |
| dogmatic | aggressively certain about unproved principles |
| dormant | asleep, inactive |
| dour | stern, joyless |
| dubious | doubtful, uncertain |
| duplicity | crafty dishonesty |
| duress | hardship, threat |
| dynamic | actively changing, powerful |
| ebullient | very lively, enthusiastic |
| eclectic | has much variety |
| ecstatic | very happy |
| edict | order or decree |
| efface | to wipe out or obliterate |
| effervescent | bubbly, lively |
| efficacious | effective |
| effrontery | impudence, insolence, nerve |
| effulgent | radiant, splenderous |
| egregious | very bad |
| elaborate | complex, intricate, detailed |
| elated | overjoyed, thrilled |
| elegy | speech in honor of a dead person |
| elicit | to draw out, evoke |
| eloquent | expressive, moving, articulate |
| elucidate | clarify, explain |
| elude | escape, evade |
| emaciated | very thin, feeble |
| embellish | to decorate, adorn |
| embezzle | to steal money by faking records |
| emend | to correct or revise writing |
| eminent | distinguished, famous, prominent |
| emollient | soothing |
| emote | to express emotion |
| empathy | sensitivity to other's feelings |
| empirical | based on experience, observation |
| emulate | to imitate |
| enamor | to fill with love or fascinate |
| encore | a repeat performance (music, play) |
| encumber | to weight down, burden |
| enervate | to weaken, exhaust |
| enfranchise | to grant the vote to |
| engender | to bring about, generate |
| enigmatic | mystifying, cryptic |
| enmity | hatred, hostility |
| ennui | boredom, weariness |
| entail | to include a needed step |
| enthrall | to charm, hold spellbound |
| ephemeral | short-lived, fleeting |
| epistolary | relating to letters (like Paul's letters or epistles in Bible) |
| epitome | a perfect example |
| equanimity | composure |
| equivocal | ambiguous, uncertain, undecided |
| erudite | learned, scholarly |
| eschew | to shun, avoid |
| esoteric | understood by only a few people |
| espouse | to take up as a cause, support |
| ethereal | heavenly, delicate, or refined |
| etymology | history of words, origin, development |
| euphoric | elated, uplifted, falsely believing in perfection where it doesn't exist |
| evanescent | fleeting, temporary |
| evince | to show, reveal |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, intense |
| exalt | to praise, glorify |
| exasperate | to irk, irritate |
| excavate | to dig out of the ground, remove |
| exculpate | to free from guilt or blame, exonerate |
| excursion | trip or outing |
| execrable | loathsome, detestable |
| exhort | to urge, prod, spur |
| exigent | urgent, critical |
| exonerate | free from guilt or blame, exculpate |
| exorbitant | excessive |
| expedient | advisable, advantageous, serving one's self-interest |
| expiate | to make amends, atone |
| expunge | to eradicate, obliterate |
| expurgate | to remove offensive or incorrect parts (from a book, often) |
| extant | existing, not lost/ destroyed |
| extol | to praise, revere |
| extraneous | irrelevant, unnecessary |
| extricate | to disentangle |
| exult | to rejoice |
| fabricate | to make up, invent |
| façade | a building's wall or deceptive appearance/ attitude |
| facile | easy, requiring little effort |
| fallacious | incorrect, misleading |
| fastidious | meticulous, demanding |
| fathom | to understand, comprehend |
| fatuous | silly, foolish |
| fecund | fruitful, fertile |
| felicitious | well-suited, apt OR delightful, pleasing |
| feral | wild, savage |
| fervent | ardent, passionate |
| fetid | having a foul odor |
| fetter | to chain |
| ficklet | changing in character, inconstant |
| fidelity | loyalty, devotion |
| figurative | symbolic |
| flabbergasted | astounded |
| flaccid | limp, weak |
| flagrant | offensive, egregious |
| florid | flowery, ornate |
| flout | to disregard or disobey openly |
| foil | thwart or frustrate |
| forage | to graze, rummage for food |
| forbearance | patience, restraint, toleration |
| forestall | to prevent, delay, thwart |
| forlorn | lonely, abandoned |
| forsake | to renounce, give up |
| fortitude | strength, guts |
| fortuitous | happening by chance, lucky, fortunate |
| forum | medium for lecture or discussion |
| foster | to simulate, promote, encourage |
| fractious | troublesome, irritable |
| fraught | filled with, accompanied with |
| frenetic | frenzied, hectic, frantic |
| frivolous | trifling, not important |
| frugal | thrifty, economical |
| furtive | secretive, sly |
| garish | gaudy, bad taste |
| garrulous | talkative, wordy |
| genial | friendly, affable |
| gluttony | overindulgence in food or drink |
| goad | to urge, spur, incite |
| gourmand | someone who likes to eat, drink |
| grandiloquence | lofty, pompous language |
| grandiose | on magnificent, exaggerated scale |
| gratuitous | uncalled for, unwarranted |
| gregarious | drawn to others' company, sociable |
| grievous | injurious, hurtful, grave/ serious |
| guile | deceitfulness, cunning, sly behavior |
| hackneyed | unoriginal, trite |
| hallowed | revered, consecrated |
| hapless | unlucky |
| harangue | a ranting speech, to speak in a rant |
| hardy | robust, surviving |
| harrowing | very vexing, distressing |
| haughty | disdainfully proud |
| hedonist | fun-loving, pleasure-seeking |
| hegemony | domination over others |
| heinous | shockingly wicked, repugnant |
| heterogeneous | varied, diverse |
| hiatus | break or gap in duration or continuity |
| hierarchy | system with ranked groups |
| hypocrisy | pretending to believe what one does not |
| hypothetical | supposed as true but unproven |
| iconoclast | one who attacks common beliefs/ institutions |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar to one person, very individualized |
| idolatrous | undying devotion / worship of an object or person |
| ignominious | humiliating, disgracing |
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