sat vocab 801-900

801. grudging (adj.)

doing, giving, or saying something in an unwilling or reluctant way

802. nefarious (adj.)

wicked or criminal

803. ludicrous (adj.)

very foolish or absurd

804. holistic (adj.)

characterized by understanding the whole system

809. slake (v.)

to quench; to satisfy; to lessen or assuage

811. hackneyed (adj.)

lacking originality; overused

812. neophyte (n.)

a beginner; a novice

813. eminent (adj.)

famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

815. expedient (adj.)

convenient and practical, though possibly improper or immoral

816. axiom (n.)

a self-evident rule or widely accepted truth

817. concert (n.)

combined action; agreement

820. reclaim (v.)

to recover something usable from a previously unusable state

822. profane (adj.)

irreverent; not respectful of religion; secular

823. intermediary (n.)

a person or entity that acts as a link

825. circumspect (adj.)

cautious, careful

826. gastronomy (n.)

the art of eating well

828. bemoan (v.)

to express discontent or sorrow over

830. cipher (n.)

zero; a nobody; a code; the solution to a code

834. pariah (n.)

an outcast

836. aptitude (n.)

inherent ability or talent

838. cloy (v.)

to become wearisome through excess

841. milieu (n.)

environment; surroundings

842. calumny (n.)

slander; a maliciously false statement

843. axiomatic (adj.)

self-evident; unquestionable

844. probity (n.)

honesty; integrity

845. molest (v.)

to bother or annoy

846. glib (adj.)

fluent but insincere or shallow

850. albeit (conj.)

although; even though

854. inoculate (v.)

to vaccinate; to introduce immunity

855. pedagogical (adj.)

relating to teaching or education

860. cant (n.)

insincere or hypocritical speech

861. stupendous (adj.)

extremely impressive or enormous

862. dissonance (n.)

lack of harmony; conflict

867. solvent (adj.)

able to pay one's bills; not broke

869. banality (n.)

the quality of being unoriginal or boring

870. insurmountable (adj.)

too great to be overcome

871. trite (adj.)

overused and lacking freshness

873. accost (v.)

to approach and speak to someone

874. aggregate (v.)

to gather or collect

878. aphorism (n.)

a concise, wise statement

879. cognizant (adj.)

aware of something

880. perfidious (adj.)

disloyal; unfaithful

882. electorate (n.)

the body of people eligible to vote

884. classic (adj.)

top-notch; a standard of excellence

885. timorous (adj.)

shy or lacking confidence

886. bedlam (n.)

chaos and uproar; a noisy and chaotic place

887. pugnacious (adj.)

eager to fight or argue

888. collateral (n.)

security or guarantee

890. visceral (adj.)

instinctive; relating to deep inward feelings

893. iconoclast (n.)

someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions

894. pallor (n.)

paleness

896. importune (v.)

to beg persistently or annoyingly

897. indisputable (adj.)

unquestionably true or certain

898. institute (v.)

to establish or initiate