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Liz SAT Vocab
SAT Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apathy | Without caring or feelings; indifference |
| incongruous | not fitting, unsuitable |
| insinuate | to push in or get in, in an indirect way; to suggest |
| accomplice | person who knowingly aids in the commission of a crime |
| terrestrial | of the land |
| gregarious | fond of being with others |
| legitimate | allowed by law, valid |
| controversial | open to debate |
| compliment | something that completes or makes perfect |
| fabricate | to make with skill, build or manufacture |
| ambiguous | permitting more than one interpretation |
| equivocal | having two or more meanings; vague |
| intransigent | unwilling to agree or compromise |
| eclectic | selecting the best from various sources |
| incarcerate | to commit to prison |
| salutation | a greeting |
| valediction | a farewell |
| aberration | a deviation from the path; something abnormal |
| parochial | narrow or limited |
| provincial | at a province; lacking refinement or polish |
| precipitous | very steep |
| sacrosanct | very holy, most sacred, consecrated |
| prognosis | forecast of what will probably happen |
| moratorium | any negotiated delay in an action; a sanctioned period where payments are delayed |
| atrophy | bodily wasting; to experience bodily wasting |
| misanthrope | a person who dislikes or distaste people in general |
| paucity | a scarcity or lack |
| pejorative | tending to make worse; disparaging; deprecatory |
| parsimonious | too economical; stingy; miserly |
| aversion | a dislike or distaste for something |
| indifferent | not caring either way; neutral |
| objective | without bias |
| discriminate | to differentiate; to see the difference |
| denounce | to speak out against, to condemn |
| innovate | to be creative; to think of something new |
| disdain | arrogant scorn; contempt |
| discernment | insight; ability to see things clearly |
| abstract | theoretical, lacking substance |
| eccentric | not conventional; irregular |
| benevolent | kind, good-hearted; generous |
| pious | reverent or devout (something only outwardly so) |
| conciliatory | making peace |
| resolute | determined; firm; unwavering |
| servile | submissive; subservient; like a slave |
| reticent | restrained; uncommunicative |
| virulent | extremely poisonous; malignant, full of hate |
| plebeian | common, vulgar |
| abnegate | to deny to oneself; to give up |
| laudable | worthy of praise |
| deter | to prevent; to stop with fear |
| redundant | repetitive; unnecessary |
| infamous | having a bad reputation |
| provocative | exciting; attracting attention |
| depravity | moral corruption |
| gravity | seriousness |
| extol | to praise, to lift up |
| euphony | pleasant sound |
| deride | to ridicule, to laugh at contemptuously |
| insipid | without interesting qualities, (of food) bland |
| austere | unadorned, stern, severely simple |
| expedite | to make faster or easier |
| novel | new, original |
| philanthropy | love of mankind, act of generosity |
| advocate | to speak in favor of, to support |
| vacillate | to be indecisive; to waver back and forth |
| alleviate | to lesson; to relieve; to make bearable |
| conspicuous | standing out, obvious |
| negligence | carelessness |
| profound | deep, insightful |
| dissent | disagreement |
| volition | will, conscious choice |
| voluntary | willing, unforced |
| didactic | instructive; intended to teach |
| disparate | different, incompatible |
| disparage | to belittle; to speak unkindly |
| complaint | yielding; submissive |
| prosaic | dull; unimaginative |
| profuse | flowing; extravagant |
| expedient | providing immediate advantage |
| fastidious | meticulous, with attention to detail |
| belligerent | combative, quarrelsome |
| astute | perceptive, intelligent |
| censure | to condemn severely |
| mitigate | to lessen the severity |
| reprehensible | worthy of blame or censure |
| engender | to create or produce |
| exemplary | outstanding; setting a good example |
| relegate | to banish, to send away |
| anecdote | brief entertaining story (unpublished) |
| fallacious | false |
| acclaim | praise, applause, admiration |
| uniform | consistent, unchanging, the same for everyone |
| incoherent | jumbled, chaotic; impossible to understand |
| repress | to hold down |
| articulate | to speak clearly and well |
| solicit | to ask for, to request, to seek |
| repudiate | to reject; to deny |
| aesthetic | having to do with artistic beauty; artistic |
| prodigal | extravagant; wasteful |
| incessant | unceasing; never-ending |
| reproach | to scold |
| condescend | to stoop down to another's level; to patronize |
| orthodox | conventional; adhering to established ways |
| indolence | laziness |
| congenial | pleasant; agreeably suitable |
| preclude | to prevent; to make things impossible; to shut out |
| apprehensive | worried; anxious |
| elaborate | detailed, careful, thorough |
| arrogant | feeling superior to others, boastful |
| elusive | hard to pin down; evasive |
| efface | to erase; to rub away the features of |
| taciturn | untalkative |
| ameliorate | to make better |
| acquiesce | to give in; to agree |
| dubious | doubtful; uncertain |
| flagrant | snocking; outstandingly bad |
| concise | brief and to the point |
| immutable | unchangeable, permanent |
| static | stationary; not moving |
| credulous | believing, gullible |
| blasphemy | irreverence; an insult |
| coalesce | to fuse, to unite, to come together |
| cryptic | mysterious |
| levity | lightness; frivolity; unseriousness |
| ambivalent | undecided; hot |
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