25 SAT Vocab
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| Bellicose | war-like; aggressive
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| Consummate | complete; total; supremely good
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| Elusive | hard to pin down
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| Gregarious | extroverted; sociable; outgoing
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| Jaundiced | cynical; pessimistic
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| Nettle | annoy
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| Phenomenon | an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
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| Recuperate | get better after illness
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| Superlative | extremely good; the best
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| Whet | sharpen
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| Belligerent | aggressive; ready to fight
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| Contemporary | living or happening at the same time
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| Emaciated | very thin; withered
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| Gritty | coarse; granular
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| Jaunt | short pleasure trip
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| Niggardly | miserly; stingy
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| Philanthropy | charity; love of mankind
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| Red tape | formalities; paperwork; official procedure
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| Surly | grumpy; rude
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| Whimsical | capricious; changeable
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| Bemoan | complain about
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| Contrite | sorry
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| Emancipate | set free
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| Guffaw | sudden loud laughter
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| Jeopardize | put at risk; endanger
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| Nomadic | wandering from place to place
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| Philistine | uncultured person
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| Redolent | smelling of; giving off odors
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| Surreptitious | secret; sneaky; stealthy
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| Willful | stubborn
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| Benevolent | kindly
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| Contrition | sorrow and repentance
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| Embezzle | defraud; steal
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| Guile | cunning; craftiness
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| Jingoistic | extremely patriotic; nationalistic
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| Nonchalance | an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
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| Phlegmatic | calm; imperturbable
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| Redress | put right something that was wrong
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| Surreptitiously | secretly; furtively; stealthily
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| Wily | cunning
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| Benign | kindly; harmless
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| Contumacious | stubborn
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| Embroil | involve in hostility or argument
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| Guileless | frank; straightforward; honest
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| Jocular | in a joking manner
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| Nondescript | having no special features; dull and ordinary
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| Pillage | plunder
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| Redundant | unnecessary; superfluous
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| Susceptible | vulnerable
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| Wispy | flimsy; frail; delicate
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| Benignity | compassion; gentleness; fondness
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| Contusion | a bruise
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| Emerge | come out; appear
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| Gullibility | unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
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| Jollity | gaiety; happiness
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| Nonentity | a person of no importance; not famous
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| Pinnacle | topmost point
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| Referendum | public vote
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| Suspect | doubtful
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| Wistful | melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
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| Bequeath | leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
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| Conundrum | a puzzle
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| Emulate | to imitate something admired
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| Gullible | easily fooled
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| Jubilant | ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
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| Nostalgia | longing for the past
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| Pious | very religious
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| Refute | disprove
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| Sybarite | lover of luxury
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| Zany | crazy; wacky
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| Berate | scold; criticize
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| Conventional | usual; customary; common
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| Endorse | give support or approval to
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| Gustatory | concerned with the sense of taste
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| Judicious | correct in judgment; wise
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| Notoriety | infamy; known for wrong doing
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| Pivotal | of central importance
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| Regale | entertain
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| Sycophant | bootlicker; flatterer
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| Zeal | enthusiasm
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| Beret | type of cap
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| Corpulent | fat
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| Endurance | staying power; patience; stamina
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| Hackneyed | common and over-used
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| Jurisprudence | science or study of law
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| Novel | new; unusual
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| Placate | pacify; soothe; calm
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| Relegate | dismiss to a lower position
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| Taciturn | quiet; saying little
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| Zealot | fanatic
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| Bestial | behaving like a beast; brutal
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| Corrugated | highly folded
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| Enduring | lasting
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| Hallowed | worshipped; consecrated
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| Juxtapose | place next to
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| Novice | a beginner; tyro
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| Placebo | harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
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| Remorse | regret; sorrow; contrition
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| Tactile | concerned with the sense of touch
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| Zenith | summit
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