Vocab from school + SAT Words

Some words I learned from school and the rest are mostly SAT words. Words are still being added

Appall

to shock or horrify

Anguish

severe mental or physical pain

Chagrin

distress or embarrassment at having failed

Consternation

a feeling of anxiety or fear about what is to come

Trepidation

a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

Malaise

a general feeling of discomfort or unease

Abasement

the feeling of shame or humiliation

Contemptuous

“disapproval + disrespect.

Morose

gloomy or sullen

Pensive

engaged in deep thought or reflection

Reverie

a state of being pleasantly lost in thought (mildly similar to pensive, but more positive)

feeble

weak

Debilitate

to weaken or make feeble

Irreparable

not reparable or fixable

futile

incapable of producing any result or useless

Meager

Lacking in quantity or quality

Ferocity

the state of being fierce or savage

Frenzied

wildly excited or uncontrolled

Macabre

gruesome or horrifying

Bloodcurdling

causing terror or horror

Clandestine

kept in secret or done secretly

Feigned

Pretended or faked

Beguile

to charm or deceive

Demonize

portray as wicked and threatening, evil

Cryptic

mysterious, puzzling

Adumbrate

to hint or indicate faintly

Intimation

a subtle or indirect hint

coax

gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something

mitigate

to make less severe , serious, or painful

Assauge

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

extenuate

to make a fault(offense) seem less serious

Sagacious

having good judgement,wise

Veracity

filled with truth and accuracy , truthfullness

nuance

a slight or subtle degree of difference

subtle diferences

Cognitive Dissonance

the state of having inconsistent (varying) thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes

Curt

short in response - rude

bombastic

high-sounding but with little meaning

accost

to approach aggressively

provocation

speech or action that provokes

affluent

wealthy

pinnacle

The highest peak or point

prodigous

impressively great in extent or size

Viable

capable of working or succeeding

debacle

a complete failure; a total collapse, sudden

ostracize

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

depersonalize

To deprive of individual character or a sense of personal identity

impeach

To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office

subdue

to bring under control

confer

grant or bestow

infuse

 to fill or permeate with a quality or emotion

endorse

approve; support

deflect

cause to change direction

harbor

To give shelter or protect; to hold onto (like an emotion or idea).

succumb

to give in or yield ; to die

covet

to desire something belonging to another

hankering

a strong desire to have or do something

adulation

excessive praise or admiration

desolate

deserted, without inhabitants, barren

morass

a complicated or confused situation

converse

engage in conversation

culture

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

incredulous

astonishment or disbelief

latent

something present but not yet developed

unscrupulous

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

modicun

a small amount

protocol

official rules or procedure

abhor

regard with disgust and hatred

exonerate

to clear of blame

Adhere

would mean to act in accordance with - stick to” or “follow the practices of also to stick fast to a surface or object;

grapple

to engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; to tackle or confront a difficult problem

Misrepresent

 give a false or misleading account of the nature of.

haphazard

lacking any obvious principle of organization; random or lacking direction

premediate

to plan or think about an action beforehand, especially a crime

Fruitless

failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

Rudimentary

 involving or limited to basic principles.

Surmised

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Contrived

would mean brought about or created through trickery / deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously. (artifical)

intuitive

using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.

Enshrouded

to cover completely or envelop

Enthrall

to captivate or charm

Trite

lacking originality or freshness

Altruism

the selfless concern for the well-being of others.

exacerbate

to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse

Inextricably

in a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate

Scoff

To mock or laugh at something in a dismissive way.

incessant

something that continuously annoying

Garrulous

excessive talking, frivolous talk of things that are not of great importance.

Arcane

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure

Assert

to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively

antagonist

one who opposes or contends with another; an adversary or opponent

anomaly

something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

bias

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

atypical

not representative of a type, group, or class; not typical or usual

blemish

a small mark or flaw that makes something imperfect

calibrate

to adjust precisely for a particular function or purpose

beneficiary

A person or thing that receives a benefit or advantage from something.

clarity

the quality of being clear, coherent, and intelligible

census

an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals

comply

to act in accordance with a wish, request, or command