sat vocab

abstruse

difficult to understand

apt

appropriate, inclined

cajole

coax

compendious

succinct

concur

agree

delineate

list, explain

digress

stray from the subject at hand

elucidate

clarify

embroil

involve in an argument or conflict

empirical

based on observation and experiment (not theory)

enumerate

list

epitome

representative example

equivocal

ambiguous

exemplar

representative example

exhort

encourage

expedient

useful

fathom

understand

flagrant

evident, obvious

florid

flushed, flowery

incongruous

inappropriateness, discrepancy

ineffable

impossible to express in words

innuendo

implicit suggestion

laconic

concise

lucid

clear, easily understood

nebulous

vague

nuance

subtle difference

paradigm

clear example

prattle

babble

pronouncement

formal declaration

proponent

supporter

prosaic

lacking imagination, dull

rebuttal

defense, counterargument

recant

reject

repudiate

reject

rescind

annul, retract

rhetorical

(related to) elegant speech/writing

scrutinize

examine carefully

simile

comparison

tangential

digressive, irrelevant

treatise

extensive written argument about some topic

verbose

wordy, long-winded

aura

air, feeling

bombastic

pompous

buoyant

cheerful, floating

callous

insensitive

cantankerous

irritable

capricious

fickle

caustic

bitter

convivial

sociable, lively

demonstrative

openly emotional

despondent

sad, depressed

diffident

shy

discomfited

disappointed, defeated

disillusionment

disenchantment, disappointment

dispassionate

unemotional

elate

joyful

evoke

bring about, stir up

felicitous

well-suited, happy

forlorn

sad

fortitude

courage

furor

commotion, anger

histrionic

excessively dramatic or emotional

idyllic

simply tranquil

impetuous

rash, passionate

irate

angry

jaded

tired, bored

jocular

cheerful

jovial

cheerful

maudlin

overly sentimental

melancholy

bleak

mercurial

fickle

morose

depressed

peevish

unpleasant

penchant

preference

perfunctory

done routinely with little interest or care

petulant

irritable

profound

intense, significant

propensity

inclination, tendency

repugnant

offensive, disgusting

reticent

emotionally reserved

sanguine

cheerfully confident, optimistic

solace

comfort, consolation

somber

bleak

temperamental

moody

trepidation

apprehension

truculent

aggressive, bad-tempered

vicarious

felt indirectly by imagining someone else’s experiences

wrath

anger

alacrity

eagerness

dormant

inactive

ebullient

enthusiastic

equanimity

calmness

hardy

robust, sturdy

indolent

lazy

insipid

dull, boring

instigate

provoke, start

invoke

call forth, appeal to

lackadaisical

lacking energy, lethargic

laggard

lazy person

languid

inactive, dreamy