SAT Vocab | 1-3

Astute

Clever, keenly observant

Surmise

To determine by observation and deduction

Acuity

Sharpness; perceptiveness

Proffer

To present in a helpful manner

Probity

Upright moral character

Prudence

Caution; good sense

Cognizant

To be aware of specific information

Apprise

To provide information

Circumspect

Thoughtful, cautious

Concoct

To create or prepare

Peruse

To review with care

Pedantic

Showing off one’s knowledge

Canny

Perceptive; astute; cautious

Politic

Careful to avoid giving offense; shrewd

Introspective

Inward looking; self-aware

Cogent

Expressed clearly and forcefully

Incisive

Clear and penetrating; harsh

Ruminate

To consider carefully

Pensive

Thoughtful; nervous

Pragmatic

Having a practical point of view

Perspicacious

Perceptive; discerning

Trenchant

Observant; sarcastically witty

Stipulate

To set as a condition for an agreement

Pedagogue

Teacher; one who offers unsolicited information

Dilatory

Slow; tending to cause delay

Unsavory

Distasteful; morally questionable

Egotist

Conceited; boastful

Iniquity

Wickedness; unfairness

Infamous

Well known for negative reasons; notorious

Impish

Michievous

Miscreant

Immoral person

Slovenly

Sloppy in appearance

Untoward

Inappropriate

Asinine

Foolish

Scurrilous

Vulgar

Brigand

Robber

Callow

Immature; Inexperienced

Sinister

Threatening; foreboding

Pathological

Caused by disease; abnormal

Megalomania

Delusions of greatness

Dilettante

One who has superficial knowledge of a subject

Obsequious

Excessively flattering

Sordid

Distasteful

Nefarious

Villainous; notorious

Bias

Favoritism

Callous

Insensitive

Servile

Slavish

Lurid

Repulsive; horrifying

Prestigious

Highly regarded; exclusive

Prolific

Productive

Zenith + Pinnacle

Highest point of trajectory

Acclaim

Public recognition

Feasible

Realistic

Sally

To charge; set out

Acme

Highest level of achievement

Anoint

To proclaim; to sanctify

Ascent

To rise

Auspicious

Favorable to success

Burgeon

To expand

Ebullient

Lively; cheerful

Efficacy

Effectiveness

Felicitous

Happy; well suited

Fortuitous

Accidentally favorable

Halcyon

A carefree and joyous state of mind

Laudable

Praiseworthy

Nirvana

Characterized by success and prosperity

Plaudits

Statements of praise

Prodigy

Person possessing great talent

Propitious

Predictive of good fortune

Sanguine

Optimistic

Viable

Offering a prospect of success