final sat vocab list

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to hate or detest

Abhor

to refrain or hold back voluntarily

Abstain

a gradual buildup or growth by addition

Accretion

sharp, biting, or caustic in tone

Acerbic

keen insight or judgment

Acumen

to caution or advise against

Admonish

friendly, good-natured, easy to talk to.

Affable

friendly and good-natured.

Amiable

more than sufficient in size or scope

Ample

chosen at random, without reason

Arbitrary

having an exaggerated sense of self-importance.

Arrogant

a strong feeling of dislike, distaste, or hostility

Aversion

unoriginal

Banal

to make someone or something seem unimportant

Belittle

hostile, aggressive, or pugnacious

Belligerent

to give vital support, reinforce, or strengthen;

Bolster

high-sounding, inflated.

Bombastic

a blessing, timely benefit, or assistance

Boon

concise expression without wasted words

Brevity

rudely concise

Brusque

very complicated

Byzantine

insensitive

Callous

honesty

Candor

to punish or criticize severely

Castigate

blame or condemn

Censure

cautious or wise

Circumspect

rough, harsh

Coarse

composed of interconnected or complicated parts.

Complex

expressing much in few words.

Concise

to act in accordance with rules, standards, or customs.

Conform

guided by conscience; governed by principle.

Conscientious

scarcity or lack

Dearth

boldly resistant to authority

Defiant

to ridicule

Deride

depressing, bleak

Desolate

to separate or disengage from association.

Detach

to make known, reveal, or uncover.

Disclose

causing gloom or depression.

Dismal

to spread or scatter widely.

Disperse

doubtful or suspect; of uncertain quality.

Dubious

deriving ideas or style from a diverse range of sources.

Eclectic

to instruct, improve, or enlighten.

Edify

relating to or believing in equality for all people.

Egalitarian

to draw forth or bring out.

Elicit

prominent

Eminent

something or someone puzzling

Enigma

suitable for achieving a particular end; pragmatically useful.

Expedient

to praise highly or glorify.

Extol

to free or release

Extricate

to understand something thoroughly.

Fathom

silly, foolish, smugly ignorant.

Fatuous

weak

Feckless

great warmth and intensity of feeling.

Fervor

frequently changing, erratic.

Fickle

glaringly bad or offensive.

Flagrant

to openly disregard rules

Flout

practicing or reflecting economy in use of resources.

Frugal

excessively talkative

Garrulous

relevant

Germane

serious; requiring consideration.

Grave

sociable, seeking and enjoying the company of others.

Gregarious

cunning

Guile

arrogantly superior, disdainful.

Haughty

exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

Hyperbole

one who attacks traditional conventions or institutions.

Iconoclast

unchanging

Immutable

acting on sudden desires or whims.

Impulsive

showing keen discernment, sharpness of mind.

Incisive

lacking logical or meaningful connection.

Incoherent

inconsistent; not harmonious.

Incongruous

incapable of being reformed

Incorrigible

unwilling to believe something.

Incredulous

making marks that cannot be erased.

Indelible

angrily offended due to unfair treatment.

Indignant

lacking power to move, lifeless.

Inert

stealthily harmful, deceitful.

Insidious

firm adherence to moral principles.

Integrity

belonging naturally to something; inherent.

Intrinsic

to overwhelm as if with a flood.

Inundate

imaginative, creative.

Inventive

showing lack of due respect.

Irreverent

showing sound judgment; wise.

Judicious

eagerly enthusiastic; perceptive.

Keen

relating to motion.

Kinetic

using few words; terse, succinct.

Laconic

to mourn or express grief.

Lament

lazy

Languid

clear, easy to understand.

Lucid

kind, forgiving, noble in spirit.

Magnanimous

capable of being shaped or adapted.

Malleable

ordinary, everyday, routine.

Mundane

vague, cloudy, lacking clarity.

Nebulous

the state of being famous or known for something bad.

Notoriety

unaware, unconscious.

Oblivious

stubbornly adhering to an opinion.

Obstinate

threatening or foreshadowing trouble.

Ominous

involving heavy effort or burden.

Onerous

characterized by extravagant luxury.

Opulent

to exclude or banish from a group.

Ostracize

to lessen the severity of.

Palliate