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Good SAT Vocab
Good vocab words to study for SAT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expedite | to hasten, speed up |
| exhaustive | thorough, complete, comprehensive |
| expendable | not needed after being used, disposable |
| expenditure | expense |
| extraneous | irrelevant, extra |
| facilitate | to make easier |
| fanatic | one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea |
| fertile | productive or fruitful |
| flagrant | obviously bad, outrageously noticable |
| fraudulent | using deceit or trickery |
| fruitful | productive, successful |
| fundamental | essential, basic, original |
| futile | hopeless, ineffective, useless |
| grave | serious |
| gullible | easily cheated or deceived |
| heed | to listen to, to give careful attention to |
| hideous | disgusting, foul, revolting |
| hilarity | a state of merriment or high enjoyment |
| hypothetical | theoretical, for the sake of argument |
| immune | exempt, resistant to disease |
| inadvertent | accidental |
| incessant | never ending |
| incoherent | without logical connection |
| inevitable | unavoidable, bound to happen |
| infer | conclude from evidence, deduce |
| innate | inborn, inherited |
| innocuous | inoffensive, harmless |
| innovate | to try something new |
| ironic | unexpected, using words to say opposite of what is meant |
| irrational | not based on reason |
| jovial | characterized by a joyous humor |
| lenient | gently tolerant, permissive |
| marred | damaged, injured, imperfect |
| mobile | movable, adaptable |
| neutral | unbiased, not taking sides |
| novel | new, unusual |
| opaque | not transparent |
| orthodox | standard, commonly accepted |
| peripheral | on the edge, external |
| phenomenon | an observable fact or occurrence, an extraordinary person or thing |
| pivotal | important, crucial |
| preclude | to prevent, to make impossible |
| predecessor | one who previously held a position, one who came before |
| predicament | an unpleasantly difficult or dangerous situation |
| premature | happening before the proper time |
| premeditated | planned or considered in advance |
| provocative | exciting, attracting attention, irritating |
| rejuvenate | to restore to a youthful appearance |
| relevant | important, applicable |
| remorse | deep and painful regret |
| renounce | to give up |
| repudiate | to refuse to have anything to do, disown |
| scrutinize | to examine very closely |
| solemn | serious, grave, gloomy |
| solicit | to ask for, to seek, to extract |
| solitude | the state of being alone, isolation |
| specify | to mention or name explicitly |
| stanza | a section of a poem |
| subtle | not obvious |
| summary | a concise statement of main points |
| summon | call together |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| trivial | of little importance or significance |
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