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Words I will know 01
SAT-level vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quiescent | not active; being quiet |
| condign | deserve; appropriate |
| haphazard | marked by lack of order, plan, or direction |
| comportment | behavior; dignified manner or conduct |
| requisite | required; necessary or appropriate for a specific purpose |
| impervious | unaffected or unable to be affected by |
| apprise | advise; inform; appreciate or gain in value |
| indelible | unable to be erased or removed |
| invidious | containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice |
| iniquity | absence of moral or spiritual values; an unjust act |
| incipient | only partly in existence; imperfectly formed |
| contumely (n) | a rude expression intended to offend or hurt |
| colloquy (n) | a formal conversation |
| perturb (v) | throw into great confusion or disorder; disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| sententious (adj) | abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; concise and full of meaning |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable |
| ornery | cantankerous; having a difficult and contrary disposition |
| remunerated | compensate |
| licentious | lacking moral discipline; lewd |
| recondite | not easily understood; abstruse; concealed; hidden |
| incredulous | skeptical; disbelieving |
| inimical | injurious or harmful in effect; unfriendly |
| sapience | thinking; wisdom |
| inept | awkward; not elegant or graceful in expression |
| commend | express approval of; express a good opinion of |
| clinical | practical and unemotional |
| pensive | brooding; deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| ordeal | a severe or trying experience |
| histrionics | theatrical performance; a deliberate display of emotion for effect |
| pique | cause to feel resentment or indignation |
| tenacious | sticking together; good at remembering |
| compunction | a feeling of deep regret |
| skulk | move furtively and secretly |
| redolent | having a strong odor |
| torpor | inactivity |
| squalid | morally degraded |
| purloin | to steal |
| contumacy | stubborn disobedience |
| philter | love potion |
| sanctions | penalties |
| anathematize | to denounce or curse |
| mien | appearance; aspect |
| phlegmatic | calm |