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SAT Vocab Dum 3-16
SAT Vocabulary for Dummies - Chapters 3-16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attenuated | slender, thin |
| comely | attractive |
| corpulent | fat, fleshy |
| dandy | a man whose style of dress is ostentatiously elegant or fashionable |
| dapper | neat, trim, smart in dress or appearance |
| emaciated | abnormally thin or wasted |
| fop | a dandy, someone who is excessively concerned with being fashionable |
| frowzy | dirty, untidy, neglected in appearance |
| gaunt | abnormally slim, especially from lack of nourishment |
| homely | plain or unattractive in appearance |
| lanky | awkwardly or ungracefully lean or long |
| obese | very overweight |
| pallid | pale, especially from illness or shock |
| pulchritudinous | beautiful |
| rangy | tall and thin |
| rotund | round, plump |
| sartorial | pertaining to clothing or to tailors |
| slattern | an untidy and slovenly woman |
| slovenly | untidy, dirty |
| soignee; soigne | meticulously dress, well-groomed |
| stout | fat, corpulent |
| svelte | slender, willowy, elegant, graceful |
| swarthy | dark-complexioned |
| unkempt | untidy, having a neglected appearance |
| wan | unhealthily pale, of a grayish, sickly color |
| affluent | wealthy, having an abundance of money |
| avarice | greed, desire to get something |
| cupidity | greed for gain, inordinate desire to appropriate another's wealth or possessions |
| destitute | without resources, in proverty |
| fiscal | pertaining to money |
| frugal | economical, careful in the use of goods |
| impecunious | poor, penniless |
| indigent | poor, needy |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| mercenary | serving merely for pay |
| miserly | stingy, hoarding wealth |
| munificent | splendidly generous |
| opulent | rich, wealthy, affluent |
| parsimonious | stingy, sparing |
| parvenu | a person of humble origins who has gained wealth and position and risen in society, especially one considered unfit for the position (an upstart) |
| plutocrat | a person exercising power or influence over others by right of wealth or position |
| prodigal | recklessly wasteful, extravagant |
| profligate | recklessly extravagant (also someone who has abandoned himself/herself to fice or indulgence) |
| solvent | able to pay one's debts, financially sound |
| squander | spend recklessly, use in a wasteful manner |
| bombastic | using high-sounding language, pompous |
| chatterbox | a person woh talks incessantly |
| declaim | to speak in a dramatic, pompous way |
| diatribe | a lengthy bitter, abusive, criticism |
| discursive | rambling, wandering from one topic to another |
| garrulous | talking too much |
| glib | speaking in a smooth, easy manner |
| grandiloquent | using pompous, bombastic, words |
| harangue | a loud, noisy, or scolding speech; a tirade |
| hector | to bully or browbeat |
| inaudible | not loud enough to hear |
| laconic | using few words, terse |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| mellifluous | sounding sweet and smooth, honeyed |
| pithy | concise, terse, and full of meaning |
| pontificate | to speak in a pompous or dogmatic way |
| prolix | wordy, long-winded |
| rail | to speak bitterly, to complain against |
| stentorian | very loud |
| succinct | clearly and briefly stated; terse |
| taciturn | not liking to talk, almost always silent |
| terse | brief, concise, succinct, free of superfluous words |
| verbose | wordy, long-winded |
| vociferous | loud, noisy, vehement |
| voluble | talkative |
| antediluvian | very old, old fashioned, primitive |
| antiquated | old-fashioned, out of date, obsolete, old |
| archaic | ancient, antiquated, old-fashioned |
| callow | young and inexperienced, immature |
| hoary | very old, ancient |
| immature | not completely grown, not finished |
| ingenue | an innocent, inexperienced, unworldly young woman |
| jejune | not mature, childish |
| juvenescent | becoming young, growing youthful |
| neophyte | beginner, novice |
| newfangled | new, novel |
| novice | a beginner, an apprentice |
| precicious | developed or matured beyond what is normal for the age, prematurely developed |
| puerile | childish, silly, immature |
| senescence | growing old, aging |
| senile | showing deterioration from old age, especially mental impairment and confusion |
| superannuated | too old or worn for further work; old fashioned, outdated |
| tyro | a novice, a beginner |
| venerable | worthy of respect by reason of age and dignity |
| veteran | experienced, practiced |
| acclaim | approval, praise |
| accolade | a sign of approval |
| belittle | speak slightingly of |
| castigate | punish by giving public criticism |
| censure | strong disapproval, a formal expression of disapproval |
| demean | treat badly |
| denigrate | blacken the reputation of someone; defame, decry |
| denounce | condemn strongly |
| disparage | show disrespect for |
| encomium | a formal expression of praise |
| eulogy | high praise |
| extol | to praise highly |
| fawning | flattering, showing servile difference |
| kudos | praise, glory, fame |
| laud | to praise |
| malign | speak evil of |
| paean | a song of praise |
| panegyric | speech expressing high praise |
| plaudits | expressions of praise |
| rebuke | scold |
| sycophant | a flatterer |
| toady | a sycophant, a fawning, obsequious hanger-on |
| upbraid | criticize or rebuke sharply |
| vilify | use abusive language about |
| vituperate | to find fault with, to vilify, revile, abuse |
| badinage | humorous banter or ridicule |
| beatific | serenely happy, blissful |
| bemoan | weep, lament, express sorrow for |
| carp | find fault with take exception to |
| choleric | hot-tempered, angry, wrathful |
| despondent | dejected, losing hope, losing heart |
| dirge | a song of mourning, sung at a funeral (can also be the wake itself) |
| disconsolate | unhappy, forlorn, unable to be comforted |
| disgruntled | discontented, in a bad mood or bad humor |
| doleful | sorrowful, mournful, discontent |
| droll | amusing, especially in an odd or surprising way |
| felicitous | very happy |
| funereal | gloomy, dismal, appropriate for a funeral |
| incensed | angry, enraged, exasperated |
| jocular | speaking or acting in jest or merriment, jokingly |
| lachrymose | tearful, sad mournful |
| lamentation | bewailing, mourning, regret |
| lugubrious | mournful, doleful, dismal |
| peevish | irritable, fretful, spiteful |
| peckish | irritable, touchy, often from hunger |
| querulous | full of complaints |
| risible | laughable, humorous |
| sanguine | cheerful, optimistic |
| surly | bad-tempered, unfriendly |
| acumen | shrewdness, keenness, and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation |
| acute | keen or quick of mind, shrewd |
| astute | having or showing a clever mind; cunning |
| befuddle | to confuse |
| coruscation | a sudden brilliant display of wit |
| discerning | having or showing good judgement or understanding |
| dolt | a stupid, slow-witted person, a blockhead |
| erudite | learned, scholarly |
| fatuous | silly, foolish, complacently stupid, or inane |
| folly | a lack of understanding or sense, foolishness |
| inane | lacking sense, foolish, silly |
| incisive | sharp, keen, acute |
| ingenious | clever, resourceful |
| judicious | wise and careful, showing sound judgement |
| nescient | ignorant, lacking knowledge |
| obtuse | slow to understand, dull |
| omniscient | knowing all things |
| pedant | a schoolteacher, especially one who puts unnecessary stress on minor or trivial points of learning |
| perspicacious | having keen judgement or understanding, acutely perceptive |
| polymath | a person of great and diversified learning |
| prodigy | a child of highly unusual talent or genius |
| pundit | a person who has or professes to have great learning or authority |
| resourceful | able to deal creatively and effectively with problems and difficulties |
| sagacious | showing keen perception and sound judgement |
| vacuous | stupid, showing lack of intelligence |
| animated | lively, vigorous, spirited |
| celerity | speed, swiftness |
| dawdle | waste time by being slow or idle |
| dilatory | causing delay; slow or late in doing things |
| dynamic | energetic, vigorous |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm, high spirited |
| effervescent | lively, vivacious, high spirited |
| enervated | weakened, devitalized |
| expedite | to speed up, hasten, facilitate |
| indolent | lazy, idle |
| laggard | a slow person, one who falls behind |
| languid | drooping, weak, sluggish |
| lassitude | weariness, languor, listlessness |
| lethargic | drowsy, dull, sluggish |
| listless | weary, spiritless, languid |
| peripatetic | walking or moving about, itinerant |
| precipitate | acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly |
| procrastinate | put off, postpone |
| sluggish | lacking energy, slow-moving |
| somnolent | sleepy, drowsy |
| soporific | causing sleep |
| torpor | sluggishness, inactivity |
| vim | energy, vigor |
| acquiescent | agreeing or consenting without protest |
| compliant | yielding, submissing |
| docile | submissive, easy to manage |
| dogged | persistent, stubborn |
| dogmatic | stating opinions in a positive or arrogant manner |
| fractious | hard to manage, unruly, rebellious |
| froward | stubbornly willful, not easily controlled |
| hidebound | obstinately conservative and narrow-minded |
| intractable | hard to manage, stubborn |
| irresolute | indecisive, wavering, vacillating |
| malleable | capable of being changed or trained |
| obdurate | stubborn, not giving in readily |
| obstinate | stubborn, dogged, mulish, not yielding to reason or plea |
| pertinacious | holding firmly and stubbornly to a purpose |
| pliable | easily influenced or persuaded |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly defiant; refusing to obey authority |
| refractory | hard to manage, stubborn |
| resolved | determined, fixed in purpose |
| servile | like a slave, yielding, submissive |
| submissive | yielding, unresisting; docile |
| tenacious | persistent, stubborn |
| unruly | hard to control or restrain |
| vacillate | to waiver in mind, show indecision |
| aberration | a departure or deviation from the norm |
| abjure | to give up, renounce |
| abstemious | moderate, temperate, especially in eating and drinking |
| acme | the highest point, the peak |
| adjure | to command solemnly, often under oath; to entreat or appeal to |
| Brobdingnagian | a land inhabited by giants about 60 feet tall |
| candor | fairness, honesty, or frankness |
| coeval | all of the same age or period, contemporary |
| hackneyed | overused or trite |
| halcyon | happy, tranquil, or idyllic |
| inundate | to flood or deluge; to overwhelm with a great amount of anything |
| noisome | having a bad odor, foul-smelling, injurious to the health, harmful |
| noxious | injurious, harmful to the health, or unwholesome |
| peregrinate | to travel or walk |
| perfunctory | done merely as form or routine; superficial |
| prolific | fruitful, abounding,producing many/much |
| salubrious | healthful, wholesome |
| serendipity | luck or good fortune, especially in finding something accidentally |
| superfluous | surplus, excessive |
| turpitude | vileness, depravity |
| alacrity | eager willingness or readiness |
| consternation | great fear or shock that leaves one feeling helpless or bewildered |
| dither | to be indecisive, vacillate, or waver |
| hapless | unfortunate, unlucky |
| jaded | tired, worn out, wearied, or satiated as frm overindulgence |
| lampoon | to ridicule or attack |
| parasite | a person who flatters in exchange for free meals or other items |
| parry | to ward off or deflect |
| ravishing | causing great joy or delight; entrancing |
| sotto voce | in an undertone, so as not to be overheard |
| tome | a book, especially a large, scholarly, or ponderous one |
| wanderlust | an impulse, longing, or urge to wander or travel |
| affable | friendly, pleasant, and easy to talk to |
| corroborating | confirming, bolstering, supporting |
| dissertation | a formal and lengthy treatise on a subject |
| erstwhile | former |
| hiatus | a break or a gap |
| irony | a circumstance that's the opposite of what may be expected |
| lobbyist | a person acting for a special interest who tries to influence decisions |
| pragmatic | practical |
| proffer | offer |
| promulgate | to publish or make known officially |
| protocol | the code of ceremonial forms and courtesies accepted as proper for dealings between officials |
| punctiliously | careful about every detail of behavior; exact |
| agitate | to upset or disturb |
| blanch | turn white |
| copiously | abundantly, a lot |
| curtail | shorten |
| dubious | doubtful |
| exculpate | remove guilt or blame from; get off the hook |
| frank | openly, honestly, candidly |
| frenzied | hyperactive, upset, running around like a chicken with its head cut off |
| glower | glare, look angrily |
| solicitously | concernedly, showing care and compassion |
| ultimate | final, conclusive |
| alleviate | lessen, relieve |
| aversion | disliking for |
| cow | intimidate |
| dolorous | sad, mournful |
| enmity | hostility |
| equable | not readily upset, tranquil, serene |
| loath | reluctant |
| nadir | lowest point |
| nullify | make of no value, negate |
| obsequies | funeral services |
| pate | crown of the head |
| trepidation | fear, apprehension |
| visage | face |
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