The College Panda's 400 SAT Words You Must Know

Vocabulary flashcards based on The College Panda's 400 SAT Words You Must Know list.

erratic

unpredictable, inconsistent, irregular, изменчивый, непредсказуемый

secluded

hard to reach, hidden away, укромный, уединенный

fluctuate

to rise and fall irregularly, меняться, колебатьсЯ

exalt

to praise, to worship, восхвалять

admonish

to warn or scold someone, предупреждать, предостерегать

abrupt

sudden, unexpected, without warning, резкий, внезапный

content

satisfied, удовлетворённый

eccentric

uncommon, strange, странный

mired

stuck in mud, погрязший

colloquial

used in casual conversation, разговорный

reconcile

settle one's differences, make compatible, bring back to peace, примирить, согласовать

alienate

to cause someone to feel isolated or lonely, отч3жденный

distinguish

to tell the difference between, различать

adequate

sufficient, enough, acceptable, подходящий

contend

1) to deal with someone or something 2) to claim or state a belief confidently, бороться, утверждать

skeptical

having doubts, сомневаться

enfranchise

to give the right to vote, давать изберательное право

sophisticated

1) having a lot of worldly experience and knowledge 2) complicated, сложный, искушенный

radical

1) thorough, complete, extensive 2) fundamental, essential 3) revolutionary, extreme, радикальный

formulate

to create or think up, разрабатывать

attest

to confirm or verify, подтверждать, заверять

vexing

annoying, irritating, досадный, раздражающий

unassuming

humble, low-key, скромный

coerce

to pressure or force someone to do something, принуждать

adept

very skilled at something, мастер

eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing, красноречивый

austere

plain and without decoration, comforts, or anything extra, строгий, аскетичный

dread

to fear, be afraid of, бояться

inevitable

unavoidable, неизбежный

to stress

to emphasize, подчеркивать

spawn

to produce, generate, or create, вызывать, порождать

renounce

to give up, deny, or surrender something, отрекаться

unprecedented

never done or known before, небывалый

broach

to bring up a difficulty subject for discussion, поднимать, затрагивать тему

proxy

a person authorized to act on behalf of another; substitute, представитель

detrimental

harmful, damaging, вредный

secular

having no religious or spiritual basis, светский, мирской

innovative

new and different, новаторский

tangible

real and able to be shown or touched, осязаемый

disseminate

to spread widely (particularly information), распространять

delegate (verb)

to assign a task to another person, делегировать

apparent

clearly visible or understood; obvious, явный

postulate

to suggest or propose something, выдвигать

speculate

to guess, to form a theory without firm evidence, делать предположения

bazaar

a market selling a large variety of goods, базар

sporadic

scattered, irregular, unpredictable, нерегулярный

suffrage

the right to vote, изберательное право

incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe something, скептический

idealistic

unrealistically aiming for perfection, идеалистический

conflate

to mix or combine into one (typically ideas), соединять, смешивать