SAT Vocab Words #801-900

accommodate

(v.) to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit

disrepute

(n.) the absence or loss of reputation

impervious

(adj.) completely resistant to penetration; unaffected

squalid

(adj.) having a dirty or lowly appearance

truncate

(v.) to cut short

consolidate

(v.) to combine into a whole; to strengthen

flaunt

(v.) to display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast

deter

(v.) to prevent or discourage from acting by means of fear or doubt

demographics

(n.) the distribution of human population groups

autonomy

(n.) independence; self-government

demeanor

(n.) outward behavior, especially that reveals

vindicate

(v.) to clear of blame with supporting arguments or proof

iniquity

(n.) extreme immorality or injustice; wickedness

incapacitate

(adj.) to make unable to function in normal activities; disable

salutary

(adj.) beneficial; favorable to health

lore

(n.) knowledge about a particular subject, especially of a traditional or popular nature

innate

(adj.) possessed at birth; inborn

drivel

(n.) stupid or childish talk

predilection

(n.) a special liking for something; a preference

trace

(n.) a faint amount

disparage

(v.) to speak in a disapproving or slighting manner; to belittle

trove

(n.) a collection of valuable items

jut

(v.) to stick out; project

escalate

(v.) to increase or intensify

congenial

(adj.) suited to one's needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic

candor

(n.) frankness or sincerity of expression

projectile

(n.) something thrown or fired

motley

(adj.) having elements of great variety; composed of many colors

expedite

(v.) to speed up

heterodox

(adj.) not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially religious dogma

benevolent

(adj.) characterized by doing good

hierarchy

(n.) a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority

tender

(v.) to offer formally; (n.) a legal offer; something, especially money, offered in payment

staid

(adj.) serious and settled; sedate

dissemble

(v.) to deceive or conceal; to hide one's motives; to simulate

competent

(adj.) capable and skilled

prognosis

(n.) the anticipated progress of recovery

ingratiate

(v.) to bring oneself into another's favor or good graces by conscious effort

saga

(n.) a long prose narrative, often telling of adventure or heroism; a long, detailed report

curb

(v.) to restrain or control

elicit

(v.) to draw out; to invoke

oppress

(v.) to persecute with an excessive use of power

immaculate

(adj.) perfectly clean

objective

(adj.) having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice

affliction

(n.) pain; suffering; anything causing pain

implore

(v.) to ask for urgently; to beg

mollify

(v.) to soothe the temper; to pacify; to appease

fertile

(adj.) producing abundantly; prolific

ignominy

(n.) shame; dishonor

dissipate

(v.) to scatter; to spend wastefully

bait

(v.) to torment or harass; to lure

score

(v.) to make cuts or lines on

belligerent

(adj.) eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare

autocracy

(n.) rule by one person with unlimited power

vitality

(n.) the force that distinguishes life from death; exuberance

suffuse

(v.) to spread through or over (as with light or color)

ambiguous

(adj.) having more than one possible interpretation

painstaking

(adj.) very thorough; careful

diaphanous

(adj.) of transparent or translucently

innuendo

(n.) an indirect suggestion about someone or something, especially of a negative nature

callow

(adj.) inexperienced; not developed; immature

remedial

(adj.) supplying a remedy; intended to correct

solemn

(adj.) serious; grave

expanse

(n.) a large amount of something spread out

largess

(n.) generosity in giving gifts

impair

(v.) to make worse; to damage

gracious

(adj.) having or showing kindness, courtesy, charm, etc.

immaterial

(adj.) not significant or relevant

intervene

(v.) to come between two things

stultify

(v.) to cause to lose interest, become bored, or feel dull and not alert

lofty

(adj.) very high; noble

recant

(v.) to formally take back a previous statement

emanate

(v.) to send forth; to come forth

coin

(v.) to devise a new word or phrase

arduous

(adj.) difficult; laborious

despot

(n.) a ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively

concur

(v.) to agree

furrow

(n.) a trench in the earth made by a plow; a wrinkle

linguistic

(adj.) of or relating to language, especially study of its nature and structure

extricate

(v.) to remove from an entanglement or difficulty

cogitate

(v.) to think carefully; to ponder

facade (façade)

(n.) outward appearance; the face of a building

maelstrom

(n.) a violently confused state; a very large whirlpool

impalpable

(adj.) that which cannot be felt by touching; not easily understood

delectable

(adj.) very pleasing; deligthful, especially to the taste

tempest

(n.) a violent storm

deft

(adj.) quick and skillful

reverie

(n.) daydream

prim

(adj.) overly proper; precise to the point of affectation; prudish

relevant

(adj.) pertinent; to the point; bearing upon the matter at hand

obligatory

(adj.) legally or morally required; required as a routine course of action

pandemonium

(n.) a situation of great confusion, especially because of fear or anger

hypochondria

(n.) the persistent belief that one is sick when real illness is unlikely

clandestine

(adj.) done in secret, especially to conceal something proper

context

(n.) the circumstances in which something occurs

nuance

(n.) variation of meaning; subtlety

vociferous

(adj.) loud and vehement

infinitesimal

(adj.) exceedingly small; minute

partisan

(n.) a strong, often militant, supporter

litany

(n.) a long, repetitive recitation