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SAT Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acclaim | praise; applaud |
| acquiescent | reluctantly agreeable |
| acrimony | words or behavior filled with harshness, anger, or bitterness |
| adroit | skillful in the use of hands |
| affable | friendly; easygoing |
| affirmation | positive statement |
| altruistic | unselfish; caring |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands with equal skill |
| ambivalence | indecision; a feeling of being pulled in two directions |
| amorphous | without shape or form |
| antiquated | too old to be useful |
| arbitrary | random |
| atrophy | waste away; wither |
| augment | make larger; increase |
| auspicious | likely to succeed |
| austere | stern; plain; without luxuries; not fancy |
| averse | feeling repelled; wanting to avoid |
| banal | boring; lacking originality or freshness |
| benediction | good wishes; a blessing |
| cajole | to fool or deceive |
| complacent | satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them |
| consummate | to complete or make whole |
| conviction | a strongly held opinion |
| criteria | requirements used to make a decision |
| culpable | guilty |
| cupidity | greed, especially for money |
| decadence | moral decay or decline |
| deference | the act of yielding to someone else out of respect |
| depleted | emptied; drained; used up |
| deplore | to regret |
| deride | make fun of |
| discourse | exchange of ideas |
| disparage | say negative things |
| dissolution | dissolving |
| distended | swollen |
| dogmatic | sticking to widely accepted beliefs |
| eccentric | different from most, especially in personality or behavior |
| eclectic | carefully selective |
| emulate | imitate |
| endorse | promote |
| enigma | a mystery; a puzzle |
| erratic | unpredictable; differing from what is normal or expected |
| eulogize | to praise highly |
| evasive | tending to avoid giving direct answers |
| exalt | raise in rank; praise |
| extol | praise |
| exuberant | uncontrollably joyous |
| fallacious | false; misleading |
| fastidious | difficult to please |
| fervor | strong passion |
| fickle | lacking loyalty |
| flagrant | openly and obviously evil |
| flippancy | treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect |
| garish | flashy |
| garrulous | very talkative |
| genial | friendly; gracious; kind |
| hedge | to avoid giving a definite or clear answer |
| heinous | shockingly evil |
| hierarchy | a group of people in authority, ranked in order of their power |
| homage | honor |
| impetuous | making quick decisions and taking sudden action; impulsive |
| incite | stir up |
| incorrigible | impossible to correct, control, or discipline |
| indict | charge with a crime; accuse |
| infiltrate | filter in by passing through gaps; enter secretly |
| ingenuous | naïve; unsophisticated |
| innocuous | harmless |
| innovation | a new idea or product |
| inscrutable | mysterious |
| insolvent | unable to pay bills |
| intrinsic | located within the very nature of an object or a person |
| jargon | a specialized language used by a certain group of people |
| jaundice | yellow color; or envy or resentment |
| jaunty | lively; perky |
| jettison | to throw overboard |
| jocular | joking; playful; jesting; witty |
| juncture | a point in time, especially a crucial one |
| juxtapose | to place side-by-side |
| legacy | something inherited, either from a relative or the past itself |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling |
| lofty | at a great height; to make larger |
| loquacious | talkative |
| mendacity | a lie; a false statement |
| morose | depressed |
| obstinate | stubborn; refusing to be persuaded |
| ominous | a sign of something unpleasant that’s about to happen |
| opportunist | someone who takes advantage of a situation |
| penchant | a strong liking; attraction |
| perfunctory | without enthusiasm |
| peruse | read carefully |
| platitude | a dull, trite statement (trite=not fresh or original) |
| precocious | mature at a young age |
| pretentious | show-off |
| primordial | formed long ago |
| prodigal | wasteful, especially of money |
| prodigious | very large |
| proximity | nearness; closeness |
| puerile | childish |
| quarantine | forced isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
| rebuff | to ignore or reject strongly |
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