SAT Vocab Words #601-700

disingenuous

(adj.) not straightforward or candid; crafty; insincere or calculating

cadaver

(n.) a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected

acute

(adj.) sharp; clever; severe

evanescent

(adj.) fading from sight; transient

clemency

(n.) mercy, or leniency towards an offender

facet

(n.) any of a number of sides or aspects

dialect

(n.) a variety of language, especially regional

contrite

(adj.) feeling sorry for what one has done

municipal

(adj.) relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government

dispel

(v.) to rid one's mind of; to drive away by scattering

assuage

(v.) to lessen pain or distress

superficial

(adj.) on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

assiduous

(adj.) diligent; hard-working; constant

extemporaneous

(adj.) done with little or no preparation

impute

(v.) to assign credit, often guilt or blame

benign

(adj.) kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one's health

blase (blasé)

(adj.) indifferent or bored with life; unimpressed as if because of too much worldly experience

testy

(adj.) irritable; touchy

senile

(adj.) showing the marked deterioration of old age

currency

(n.) general acceptance or use; the state of being up-to-date

verisimilitude

(n.) resemblance to the truth

pernicious

(adj.) very harmful or destructive

induct

(v.) to place formally in office; to admit as a member

appreciate

(v.) grow in value

ponder

(v.) to think over with great care

bleak

(adj.) gloomy and somber; dreary

comprise

(v.) to include; to contain; to be composed of

denounce

(v.) to speak out against; to accuse publicly

recrimination

(n.) a reply to one charge with a countercharge

meticulous

(adj.) extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky

coalition

(n.) an alliance, especially a temporary one

succulent

(adj.) full of juice; highly enjoyable

transcend

(v.) to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

fervid

(adj.) extremely emotional; passionate

veer

(v.) to change direction

repress

(v.) to hold back; to put down by force

charge

(n.) a responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another

confiscate

(v.) to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority

stamina

(n.) resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

virtuoso

(n.) one with great skill, especially in music or the arts

ostentatious

(adj.) showy; pretentious

wan

(adj.) sickly pale; colorless

amorphous

(adj.) without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized

sordid

(adj.) extremely dirty; morally corrupt

protract

(v.) to extend the duration of; to prolong

incessant

(adj.) never pausing; continuous; without a stop

indigenous

(adj.) native, occurring naturally

idiom

(n.) a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words (ex: "keep tabs on")

ersatz

(adj.) artificial; not genuine; fake

woe

(n.) deep distress or misery; misfortune

mentor

(n.) a counselor or teacher

stygian

(adj.) gloomy and dark; infernal or hellish

chasten

(v.) to correct by punishment or criticism; to restrain

lacerate

(v.) to rip, cut, or tear; to cause deep emotional pain

domestic

(adj.) relating to the home or family; relating to one's own country

stealthy

(adj.) moving with quiet caution; intending to avoid notice

prolific

(adj.) producing a lot

rudder

(n.) the hinged plate at the back and bottom

venerable

(adj.) worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.

circumvent

(v.) to go around, bypass; to surround

symbiotic

(adj.) involving a close relationship of mutual dependence

muse

(v.) to meditate; to consider thoughtfully

covenant

(n.) a binding agreement

farce

(n.) a comedy based on crudely humorous, unlikely situations; something absurd or ridiculous, as an obvious pretense

impetuous

(adj.) characterized by sudden emotion, energy, etc.; impulsive and passionate

revel

(v.) to delight, to enjoy (used with "in")

innocuous

(adj.) harmless

illegible

(adj.) unable to be read

legacy

(n.) something passed down to a descendant

cascade

(n.) a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes, or units

impinge

(v.) to have an effect on something, especially a negative one; to encroach

decipher

(v.) to read or interpret something confusing or illegible; to convert from a code

pugilist

(n.) a boxer

inalienable

(adj.) not able to be taken away or transferred to others

premeditate

(v.) to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand

bestow

(v.) to present or give (used with "on")

supercilious

(adj.) feeling or showing proud contempt; smug; arrogant

conflate

(v.) to bring together; to merge into a composite whole

belittle

(v.) to put down; to speak of contemptuously

avid

(adj.) having a passionate desire

sloth

(n.) laziness

temperate

(adj.) consistent; moderate; without extremes

succumb

(v.) to give in or yield

incognito

(adv.) in disguise

synthesis

(n.) the combination of separate parts into a unified whole

ulterior

(adj.) lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed

infuriate

(v.) to cause to become very angry; to enrage

chasm

(n.) a large gap

entity

(n.) something that exists and can be recognized as a distinct unit

laudable

(adj.) worthy of praise

proclivity

(n.) a natural or habitual tendency or inclination

office

(n.) a duty or function assigned to someone

amicable

(adj.) showing friendliness or good will

cantankerous

(adj.) bad-tempered; quarrelsome

perspicacious

(adj.) having keen perception or understanding

gross

(adj.) total, entire; glaringly obvious, flagrant

sanctimonious

(adj.) pretending holiness; hypocritically devout

shoddy

(adj.) inferior or cheap

nonchalant

(adj.) seemingly unconcerned or indifferent

expedient

(adj.) suitable for a purpose; convenient but based on self-interest rather than principle; (n.) a means to an end, especially when based on self-interest