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SAT Vocab for English III Honors

QuestionAnswer
Creditor owed money
Pillage rob, plunder
Antecedent going before
Embody give bodily form, personify
Verbatim the same words, word-for-word
Truncate to shorten
Remorse feeling of sadness or guilt
Forsake to abandon
Deft skillful
Ubiquitous being everywhere
Entice to lure, attract
Philanthropy loves mankind
Misanthropy hates mankind
Mirage optical illusion
Noisome offensive, annoying
Coup violent overthrow or victorious accomplishment
Hoard accumulate, store
Languish become weak
Cloister secluded place
Oust eject, force out
Insouciant carefree
Sundry several, various
Callous insensitive
Dearth scarcity of
Revere to honor
Prowess bravery or exceptional skill
Generalize general conclusion, stereotype
Legacy handed down, bequest
Phobia illogical fear
Somber gloomy
Expunge to remove; to delete or erase
Lament to mourn; to express sorrow or regret
Aloof distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved
Chattel an item of personal, movable property; slave
Cerebral of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person
Bulwark a defensive wall; a principle defense
Connoisseur an expert, particularly in matters of art and taste
Austere stern; without excess, severely simple and plain
Cacophony harsh sounds
Incongruous not appropriate; not fitting in
Procrastinate to put off until a later time
Roster a list of names, especially of personnel available for duty
Incite to arouse to action
Forbear to refrain from; to abstain; to be patient
Efface to rub away
Migratory roving, wandering, nomadic
Evade to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer
Asunder in separate parts; apart from each other
Trenchant cutting, incisive, having a sharp point; sarcastic
Impede to interfere with; to delay
Quixotic impractical
Beleaguer to surround, harass
Milieu surroundings
Histrionic overly dramatic
Bludgeon a short, heavy club
Arduous hard, tiresome
Reminisce recalling the past
Opportune occurring at a good time
Dulcet melodious, soothing
Porcine pertaining to a pig
Harrowing extremely distressed; disturbing or frightening
Endure to carry on through despite hardships; to put up with
Giddy a light-headed sensation; dizzy; frivolous
Cower cringe from fear; to shrink away
Queue to form or to wait in line
Aptitude capacity for learning; natural ability
Laconic brief, using few words
Gossamer delicate floating cobwebs; something delicate, light, flimsy
Irascible easily angered, irritable
Chronic continuing for a long time; continuous
Nepotism favors to relatives
Capacious roomy
Entomology study of insects
Periphery the outside edge
Fleece to swindle
Fickle changeable; not constant
Infamy bad reputation
Ostracize to be excluded
Parry to avoid a blow
Joust a tilting match
Citadel a fortress
Obtuse block-headed, slow to comprehend; insensitive
Blather to talk nonsensical; gossip
Scrutinize to look over carefully
Consensus agreement
Congenial agreeable, social, pleasant
Fjord narrow sea inlet
Doldrums period of inactivity or depression
Aspire hopeful goal
Martyr one who sacrifices for a belief or cause
Defame to libel or slander; take away a good name
Artisan a worker skilled in a craft
Misnomer an incorrect or inappropriate name
Karma fate, destiny; to detect good/bad vibrations from someone
Elapse to pass or go by (in relation to time)
Astute quick in discernment; clever
Veer change in direction
Curvilinear formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines
Draconian hard, severe, cruel
Resurgent a rise after defeat
Created by: tnseeley
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