SAT Vocab Word set 13-16

Esoteric

Adj. intended for or understood by a small group with specialized interests or knowledge

N. A person or thing that is understood by a small group

Espouse

V. To adhere to, to advocate

Estimable

Adj. admirable, deserving of esteem

Adj. possible to be computed or calculated

Eulogy

N. A highly praising speech or tribute, esp. about someone who had died, commendation

Euphemism

N. A milder or more indirect term for a word that is considered offensive or harsh

Evanescence

N. Something that is gradually fading away or vanishing, transitory

Exacting

Adj. rigorous or making severe demands

Adj. requiring great attention, effort, or care

Exasperate

V. To annoy, make impatient or angry

Excruciating

Adj. agonizing or intensely painful; extreme or intense

Exculpate

V. To clear of blame or guilt

Exhaustive

Adj. thorough, including all possibilities

Adj. tiring, causing exhaustion

Expatiate

V. To write or speak in detail or at length

Expatriate

V. To banish or exile, or to leave one’s home country to live elsewhere

N. A person who lives in a foreign country

Adj. living in a foreign country

Expedient

Adj. something that is suitable to achieve a specific goal in a given situation

N. Something that is done it used to achieve a specific goal either temporarily or quickly

Expiate

V. To make amends for, to get rid of the guilt of something or someone

Explicit

Adj. clear and without vagueness

Adj. fully. Formed or developed

Exponent

N. In mathematics, a symbol written above to the right of an expression to denote raising to a power

N. A person who interprets, supports, or is a representative of something or someone

Expunge

V. To obliterate, destroy, or eliminate

Expurgate

V. To remove something harmful or offensive from something else

Extant

Adj. currently in existence or still in existence

Extol

V. To give high praise to, to glorify

Extraneous

Adj. coming from the outside

Adj. not being an essential part of or having no relevance

Exult

V. To be very joyful

Facetious

Adj. jokingly inappropriate, meant to be funny or humorous

Facile

Adj. easy to accomplish or comprehend

Adj. ready or fluent

Adj. often lacking in depth or sincerity, superficial

Facilitate

V. To help to bring about, to make easier

Fanciful

Adj. marked by imagination and not experience or reason

Fathom

N. A unit of length equal to 6 ft. used to measure the depth of water

V. To come to understand

Fatuous

Adj. foolish

Feasible

Adj. reasonable, capable of being done or used

Felicitous

Adj. well-suited or expressed; pleasant, opportune

Fetter

N. A chain or shackle, a restraint

V. To shackle or restrain

Fiat

N. A command or authoritative order

Fidelity

N. The state of being faithful or exact

N. The degree to which an electronic device correctly reproduces a visual or audio effect

Figurative

Adj. representing by a figure

Adj. expressing one thing by relating it to another

Finesse

N. Refinement in structure or texture

N. Skillful handling of a situation

V. To bring about by skillful handling

Flag

N. A rectangular piece of fabric used as a symbol

V. To become unsteady or weak or decline in interest or value

V. To signal to stop or to penalize

V. To mark or identify

Flagrant

Adj. conspicuously bad or inconsistent with what is proper or right

Fleeting

Adj. lasting only for a short time, quickly passing

Foible

N. A minor weakness or flaw

Foment

V. To promote the development or growth of something or someone

Forbearance

N. Having patience and leniency

Foreshadow

V. To suggest, indicate or hint at something beforehand

Forfeit

N. Something lost, esp. by an error, neglect of duty or offense

V. The act of losing something especially by abandonment, error, or offense

Fortify

V. To make strong

Fortuitous

Adj. happening by chance, lucky

Fractious

Adj. troublesome and unruly, irritable

Fray

N. A disorderly fight or dispute

V. To wear out

V. To show signs of strain or irritation