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SAT Vocab Dum 12-16
SAT Vocabulary for Dummies - Chapters 12-16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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jerry.stillman
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