SAT Vocab Final

SAT Vocab 2,4,6,8,10

abeyance (n)

suspension; temporary inactivity

arbiter (n)

a judge; one who had the audacity to settle a dispute

bastion (n)

projecting portion of a fortification; a fortified place

charlatan (n)

one who poses as an expert in a skill or profession for which isn’t qualified

decadent (adj)

characterized by moral or cultural decline; luxuriously self-indulgent

dour (adj)

grim; severe in manner

exigency (n)

urgent need; situation demanding prompt correction or action

furbished (v)

polished to make bright; made shiny by ribbing

histrionic (adj)

pertaining to actors, acting, or the stage; theatrical

indolent (adj)

lazy

knoll (n)

small hill or mound

mellifluous (adj)

sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet sounding

novice (n)

inexperienced one; beginner; one newly received into religious order

parsimonious (adj)

excessively economic; stingy; frugal

presage (v)

to foretell; to predict

rancor (n)

bitter resentment; ill will; spite

saga (n)

legendary or heroic story

solace (n)

comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble

tauntology (n)

needless repetition of ideas in different words; redundancy

unplumbed (adj)

of unknown depths; unfathomed

ablution (n)

thorough washing; cleansing

archetype (n)

a model or first form; prototype

belie (v)

show to be false; contradict

circumspect (adj)

cautious; prudent

defray (v)

to pay (as in an expense)

dupe (n or v)

to trick; to fool

expedite (v)

hasten; speed up

galleon (n)

sailing ship

holocaust (n)

destruction by fire

infectious (adj)

communicable; tending to affect other

lachrymose (adj)

tearful

mendicant (n)

a beggar

nugatory (adj)

worthless; ineffectual; trifling

paucity (n)

scarcity; smallness; insufficiency

pristine (adj)

original state of purity

raucous (adj)

noisy; loud; unpleasantly harsh; rough-sounding

salacious (adj)

obscene; lecherous; indecent

sonorous (adj)

rich sounding; resonant

temerity (n)

reckless daring; rashness

untenable (adj)

unable to be defended; ndefensible

abstruse (adj)

difficult to understand; profound

arduous (adj)

difficult; strenuous

bibliophile (n)

book lover

clemency (n)

a tendency to show mercy or forgiveness

delete (v)

to erase; to take out; to cancel

ebullient (adj)

overflowing with enthusiasm or fervor; high-spirited

extant (adj)

in existence; not destroyed

gamin (n)

homeless child of the streets; street urchin

hovel (n)

squalid, wretched dwelling

iniquity (n)

gross injustice; wickedness

lair (n)

den or resting place of a wild animal

milieu (n)

an environment, or setting

obdurate (adj)

stubborn; unyielding; unmoved by petty or tender feeling

pedantic (adj)

tending to show off one’s knowledge

procrastinate (v)

to delay; put off

recalcitrate (adj)

stubbornly disobedient; rebellious

salubrious (adj)

promoting health; healthful

soporific (adj)

sleepy; drowsy

tenacious (adj)

holding fast; capable of retaining; stubborn

urbane (adj)

poised and courteous; polished manner; sophisticated

adage (n)

old saying; proverb

artifice (n)

clever trickery

blandishment (n)

persistant flattery

cogent (adj)

persuasive; potent

denouement (n)

outcome; resolution

effete (adj)

having lost vitality or strength

extrinsic (adj)

separated from a thing; non-essential

garrulity (n)

talkativeness

inordinate (adj)

excessive; unreasonable

idyllic (adj)

attractively simple; delightful

laminated (v)

to overlay with a protective layer; formed by thin layers

misanthropic (adj)

hating mankind

oblivion (n)

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

pensive (adj)

musingly, dreamily, or sadly thoughtful

prodigious (adj)

vast, enormous in size or degree

recumbent (adj)

lying down; reclining

sanguine (adj)

hopeful; optimistic; enthuisuastic

sporadic (adj)

occurring in scattered instances

tepid (adj)

lukewarm

usurp (v)

to seize and hold by force; take over

adroit (adj)

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

artless (adj)

without guile or deception; innocent

blithe (adj)

joyous; gay

cognizant (adj)

aware; informed

derision (n)

scorn; contemptuous ridicule

egregious (adj)

conspicuously bad; flagrant

factious (adj)

tending to four into opposing groups or parties

genesis (n)

an origin or beginning

illusory (adj)

deceptive; imaginary

insensate (adj)

lacking sympathy or compassion; thoughtless

lassitude (n)

feeling of weakness and weariness

misogyny (n)

the hating of women (by men)

obstreperous (adj)

noisy; boisterous; unruly

peremptory (adj)

decisive; imperative

promulgate (v)

proclaim officially put into effect; make widely known

redundant (adj)

unnecessary; superfluous; wordy (repetitive)

sardonic (adj)

scornful; sneering; grimly mocking

stalwart (adj)

sturdy; brave and strong; loyal

tirade (n)

lengthy angry speech or outburst

vagary (n)

unpredictable or irresponsible idea or action; whim