SAT Vocab

5/35- For Final

Muse

to think about something carefully and for a long time

Meticulous

very careful and with great attention to every detail

Urban

confident, comfortable, and polite in social situations

Sagacity

ability to make good judgement; showing understanding

Edify

to improve or change someone’s mind

Abhor

hate very much

Blather

talk nonsense

Cacophony

harsh sounds

Dearth

lack; scarcity

Erudite

deeply learned; scholary

Compulsory

mandatory; enforced

Arboreal

of, relating to, or resembling a tree

Mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful

Capricious

unpredictable; whimsical

Prodigal

wastefully extravagent

Scrupulous

attentive to detail

Profuse

abundant

Poise

calm confidence; graceful;elegant

Diction

the manner in which words are pronounced

Punctual

on time

Transparent

see through;clear

Facsimile

a copy

Martyr

someone who died for what they believed in

Masticate

chewing

Menagerie

wild animals

Milieu

environment; surrounding

Yore

the past; long time ago

Ubiquitous

everywhere

Surfeit

excessive amount

Quixotic

unrealistic