First 200 vocabulary words for SHSAT

Artisan

skilled worker

Adulation

high praise or admiration

Pedant

nerd ; gets his knowledge only from books

Philistine

uncultured person only interested in materialistic possessions

Paragon

model of perfection

Ascetic

practicing self - denial

Ostracize

to ban from the public

Sycophant

one who sucks up

Parsimony

stinginess , frugality

Impertinent

insulting

Conflagration

great fire

Maelstrom

whirlpool , turbulent or violent situation

Torpor

sluggishness

Carnage

destruction of life

Unwanted

unaccustomed , unexpected or unusual

Indolent

lazy

Iridescent

displaying rainbow like colors

Veracious

truthful

Substantiate

to confirm

Incredulity

disbelief

Innocuous

harmless ( noc or nox = harm )

Tonic

strong ( ex . taste ) , something that lifts spirit

Detrimental

harmful

Disinclination

unwillingness

Reprimand

scold

Calumny

ruining someone's reputation

Dearth

not enough

Plethora

excess

Insurgence

rebellion

Oligarchy

government by few

Nonentity

no importance

Clemency

leniency ; mercy

Induce

to bring about

Gusto

enthusiasm

Breadth

width

Discomfiture

feeling of

Perspicacity

insight

Forbearance

patience

Fatuous

foolish

Salubrious

healthful

Litigation

lawsuit

Clandestine

secret

Conventional

typical

Specious

seemingly reasonable but incorrect

Indigent

poor

Affluent

wealthy

Persevere

to be stubborn

Retaliate

to get revenge

Effervescent

excited

Auspicious

favoring success

Illusive

deceiving

Deprecate

to protest against

Exacerbate

to worsen

Obscure

dark and unclear

Incoherent

illogical

Capricious

hard to please

Pivotal

vital , important

Debacle

downfall

Deluge

a flood

Deferential

courteous ( want to please other)

Munificent

generous

Exorbitant

excessive ( too much )

Imperious

bossy

Convivial

festive , jovial ( lively ) ( viv = life )

Callous

hardened , unfeeling

Inordinate

unrestrained

Stringent

binding

Furtive

sneaky

Meticulous

excessively careful

Vigilant

watchful

Monolithic

uniform , following same customs

Copious

plentiful

Acrimonious

caustic ; stinging

Didactic

teaching

Sporadic

occurring irregularly

Jaded

tiring , fatigued

Avid

showing great enthusiasm , greedy

Raucous

harsh and shrill ( ex . noise )

Swarthy

dark , dusky

Cordial

gracious

Arboretum

place where different tree varieties are exhibited

Discursive

digressing

Exonerate

to clear form blame

Timorous

fearful

Rancorous

hateful , bitter

Abet

to aid and encourage

Ebb

recede , lessen

Pugnacious

like to fight ( pug = fight )

Vainglorious

excessively

Pernicious

causing harm or ruin

Repudiate

to reject with

Delineate

to portray , to depict

Enmity

a feeling of hatred , ill will

Vehement

strongly emotional ; intense or passionate

Comprehensive

thorough , all inclusive

Objective

unbiased , without feelings

Qualify

to limit ( secondary definition )

Erudite

characterized by great knowledge ; learned or scholarly

Abbreviate

shorten , abridge

Abstinence

act of refraining from