SAT Vocab 2 Big review

Concise

Brief and to the point; succinct.

Condescend

To stoop to someone's level, usually in an offensive way to patronize.

Condone

To overlook; to permit to happen.

Congenial

Agreeable; suitable; pleasant.

Credulous

Eager to believe; gullible.

Preclude

To prevent something from ever happening.

Precursor

Forerunner; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way for what follows.

Predilection

A natural preference for something.

Preeminent

Better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme.

Preempt

To seize something by prior right.

Premise

An assumption; the basis for a conclusion.

Prepossess

To influence beforehand or make a good impression beforehand.

Prerogative

A right or privilege connected exclusively with a position, person, or group.

Prevail

To triumph; to overcome rivals; to persuade.

Pristine

Original; unspoiled; pure.

Prodigal

Wastefully extravagant.

Prodigious

Extraordinary; enormous.

Prodigy

An extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence.

Profane

Not having to do with religion; irreverent; blasphemous.

Profess

To declare; to declare falsely or pretend.

Deference

Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy

Depravity

Extreme wickedness or corruption

Deride

To ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

Didactic

Intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic

Discern

To have insight; to see things clearly; to discriminate; to differentiate

Remonstrate

To argue against; to protest; to raise objections

Renaissance

A rebirth or revival

Renounce

To give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

Reparation

Paying back; making amends; compensation

Repercussion

A consequence; an indirect effect

Replenish

To fill again; to resupply; to restore

Replete

Completely filled; abounding

Reprehensible

Worthy of severe blame or censure

Reprisal

A military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking 'an eye for an eye'

Reproach

To scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace

Reprove

To criticize mildly

Repudiate

To reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with

Requisite

Required; necessary

Resolute

Determined; firm; unwavering

Respite

A period of rest or relief

Discreet

Prudent; judiciously reserved

Discriminate

To notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate

Disdain

Arrogant scorn; contempt

Disparage

To belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

Disparate

Different; incompatible; unequal

Sloth

Laziness; sluggishness

Sobriety

The state of being sober; seriousness

Solicitous

Eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive

Solvent

Not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one's bill

Soporific

Sleep inducing; boring; sleepy

Sordid

Vile; filthy; squalid

Spawn

To bring forth; to produce a large number

Specious

Deceptively plausible or attractive

Sporadic

Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring every once in a while

Spurious

False; fake

Squalor

Filth; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions

Squander

To waste

Stagnation

Motionlessness; inactivity

Static

Stationary; not changing or moving

Staunch

Firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast

Dogmatic

Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming something is beyond dispute

Dubious

Full of doubt; uncertain

Eccentric

Not conventional; a little kooky; irregular

Efface

To erase; to rub away the features of

Elusive

Hard to pin down; evasive

Transgress

To violate a law; to sin

Transient

Not staying for a long time; temporary

Trepidation

Fear; apprehension; nervous trembling

Turpitude

Shameful wickedness; depravity

Ubiquitous

Being everywhere at the same time

Unconscionable

Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous

Unctuous

Oily, both literally and figuratively; insincere

Uniform

Consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone

Unremitting

Unceasing; unabated; relentless

Unwitting

Unintentional; ignorant; not aware

Urbane

Poised; sophisticated; refined

Usurp

To seize wrongfully

Utilitarian

Stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities; pragmatic

Utopia

An ideal society

Vacillate

To be indecisive; to waver

Engender

To bring into existence; to create; to cause

Enigma

A mystery

Ephemeral

Lasting a very short time

Expedient

Providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest; practical

Expedite

To speed up or ease the progress of

Vapid

Lacking flavor, spirit, or interest

Vehement

Intense; forceful; violent

Venal

Capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt

Venerate

To revere; to treat something as holy, especially because of great age

Veracity

Truthfulness

Verbose

Using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory

Verisimilitude

Similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like the real thing

Vernacular

Everyday speech; slang; idiom

Vestige

A remaining bit of something; a last race

Vex

To annoy; to pester; to confuse

Viable

Capable of living; workable

Vicarious

Experienced, performed, or suffered through someone else; living through the experiences of another as though they were one's own experiences

Vicissitude

Upheaval; natural change; change in fortune

Vilify

To say vile things about; to defame

Vindicate

To clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify