SAT 100 Words

aberration

(n.) an unwelcome departure from what is normal, usual, or expected

abhor

(v.) regard with disgust and hatred; loathe

acumen

(n.) keen insight; shrewdness

adamant

(adj.) refusing to be persuaded; stubborn

adversary

(n.) an enemy, opponent

advocate

(v.) to support (n.) defense (lawyer)

affable

(adj.) friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

aggregate

(n.) Gathered into a whole; total

altruistic

(adj.) unselfishly generous; concerned for others

ambiavalent

(adj.) having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action

amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

anecdote

(n.) short account of event

anomaly

(n.) deviation from what is normal

antiquated

(adj.) obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

apathy

(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

arbitrary

(adj.) random, no reasoning behind it

ascertain

(v.) to find out for certain

audacious

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

avarice

(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

bellicose

(adj.) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

benevolent

(adj) kindly, generous

bolster

(v.) to support, give a boost to

brevity

(n.) briefness; in short

capricious

(adj.) impulsive and unpredictable

catalyst

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; something that causes change

chastise

(v.) to scold or punish severely

coalesce

(v.) come together and form one mass or whole

cohesion

(n.) the sticking together of particles of the same substance.

complacent

(adj.) self-satisfied; overly content

condone

(v.) to forgive or overlook an offense

conjecture

(v.) to guess

consensus

(n.) general agreement

construe

(v.) To interpret or analyze something in a certain way

contentious

(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

copious

(adj.) abundant; plentiful

cryptic

(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

debilitate

(v.) to make weak or feeble

decorum

(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

deleterious

(adj.) harmful, injurious

demagogue

(n.) a leader who promises in order to gain power

diligent

(adj.) Hardworking; industrious

disparage

(v.) to belittle, to undervalue

disseminate

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

eclectic

(adj.) made up of a variety of sources or styles

elucidate

(v.) to make clear, to explain

eminent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished

equanimity

(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

esoteric

(adj.) understood by only a select few, private, secret

expedite

(v.) to speed up

fallacious

(adj.) false; misleading

fastidious

(adj.) attentive to and concerned about detail

fervent

(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate

garrulous

(adj.) talkative

gregarious

(adj.) outgoing; sociable

harbinger

(n.) an omen or sign

haughty

(adj.) arrogant, condescending

imminent

(adj.) about to happen

immutable

(adj.) not subject to change, constant

impartial

(adj.) unbiased; neutral

imperative

(adj.) absolutely necessary or required

indolent

(adj.) wanting to avoid activity; lazy

innocuous

(adj.) harmless, inoffensive

insidious

(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly

judicious

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise

laudable

(adj.) praiseworthy

lucid

(adj.) clear and easily understood

malicious

(adj.) Intended to hurt or harm; spiteful

mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painfulmundane

mundane

(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs

nuance

(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality)

obsolete

(adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use

ostensible

(adj.) stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

palpable

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt

paradigm

(n.) a model; an example

pecuniary

(adj.) consisting of or measured in money

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

pragmatic

(adj.) practical, as opposed to idealistic

precocious

(adj.) showing unusually early development

prevalent

(adj.) commonly occurring; widely practiced

proclivity

(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

prudent

(adj.) wise, careful, cautious

recalcitrant

(adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy

relinquish

(v.) to let go, give up

resilient

(adj.) able to recover quickly from harm or misfortune

reticent

(adj.) silent; reserved

sagacious

(adj.) wise; having keen perception and sound judgement

scrupulous

(adj.) exact, careful; detailed

serendipity

(n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them

superfluous

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient; excess

taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

tenacious

(adj.) persistent, resolute

transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time (n.) one who stays only a short time

ubiquitous

(adj.) omnipresent or existing everywhere

unilateral

(adj.) pertaining to one side only

vacillate

(v.) to swing indecisively; to waver weakly in mind or will

vehement

(adj.) showing strong feeling; forceful, powerful

venerate

(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with respect

vindicate

(v.) to clear from blame; to defend successfully; to justify

zealous

(adj.) enthusiastically devoted; fanatical