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SAT Vocab
66 Common Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amicable | friendly |
| Decorous | Proper |
| Cathartic | Cleansing |
| Abhorrent | disgusting, loathsome |
| Anachronism | an error in order of time (chronology) |
| Florid | flowery |
| Auspicious | attended by favorable cirumstances |
| Boorish | rude or clumsy in behavior |
| Censure | an expression of strong disapproval |
| Cartography | the art of making maps/charts |
| Collusion | a secret agreement for illegal purposes |
| Eclectic | combining elements from a variety of sources |
| Dogmatic | arrogant assertion of unproved principles |
| Adulation | excessive flattery or admiration |
| Consummate | complete in every respect |
| Cursory | performed with haste |
| Deride | to speak of or treat with contempt |
| Destitution | complete poverty |
| Disparage | to reduce in esteem or rank |
| Elucidate | to make clear or plain |
| Eloquent | vividly or movingly expressive |
| Apprehensive | anxious or fearful about the future |
| Diffidence | the quality or state of being shy |
| Embody | to give bodily form to |
| Equanimity | the quality of being calm |
| Equitable | just or impartial |
| Equivocal | of uncertain significance |
| Eulogy | a written tribute |
| Evanescent | vanishing like vapor |
| Exemplary | worth of imitation |
| Felicitous | admirably suited |
| Frugal | economical |
| Intrepid | fearless |
| Hedonist | one devoted to pleasure |
| Holistic | emphasizing the whole |
| Ideologue | a theorist |
| Laggard | a straggler |
| Impetuous | marked by violent force |
| Incisive | clear and sharp |
| Ineffable | incapable of being expressed |
| Idiosyncratic | of peculiar behavioral characteristics |
| Impregnable | impossible to attack or challenge |
| Lamentation | expression of sorrow |
| Superfluous | being beyond what is needed or required |
| Zealous | marked with enthusiasm |
| Malleable | capable of being molded |
| Mundane | ordinary |
| Obstinate | stubborn |
| Refute | to prove to be false |
| Rebuke | to criticize sharply |
| Prosaic | commonplace/ordinary |
| Quell | to put down forcefully |
| Polarization | interests about two conflicting positions |
| Precocious | characterized by early development |
| Nefarious | infamous by way of being wicked |
| Rhetoric | the study of using language |
| Sanguine | cheerfully optimistic |
| Staid | fixed or permanent |
| Swagger | to brag or boast |
| Obstreperous | noisily defiant |
| Venerate | to regard with respect |
| Vindicted | to clear of accusation |
| Vindictive | revengeful |
| Lucid | easily understood |
| Rancor | resentment |
| Laud | to glorify |
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