SAT Vocabulary Set 14 | Key Terms & Definitions | Y2 Academy

extraneous

(adj.) unnecessary; irrelevant; extra

trifling

(adj.) trivial, unimportant

trivial

(adj.) unimportant; trifling

monarchy

(n.) government under a single ruler

requisite

(adj.) required; necessary

material

(adj.) (1) made of physical matter; (2) unspiritual; (3) important

paramount

(adj.) foremost in importance; supreme

nicety

(n.) subtlety; precision; minute distinction; fine point

inconsequential

(adj.) insignificant; unimportant

omnipresent

(adj.) universally present; ubiquitous

peripheral

(adj.) (1) outer; (2) of minor importance

relevant

(adj.) pertinent; referring to the case in hand

ethos

(n.) underlying character of a culture, group, etc.

substantial

(adj.) ample; solid; in essentials

petty

(adj.) trivial; unimportant; very small

puny

(adj.) insignificant; tiny; weak

component

(n.) element; ingredient

tangential

(adj.) peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

irrelevant

(adj.) not applicable; unrelated

integral

(adj.) complete; necessary for completeness

obsessive

(adj.) related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying

fugitive

(adj.) fleeting or transitory; roving

aristocracy

(n.) hereditary nobility; privileged class

ascendancy

(n.) supremacy; domination

diversion

(n.) act of turning aside; pastime

intrinsic

(adj.) essential; inherent; built-in

momentous

(adj.) very important

climactic

(adj.) relating to the highest point

opus

(n.) work

notable

(adj.) conspicuous; important; distinguished

magnitude

(n.) (1) greatness of extent; (2) great importance; (3) size

imperative

(adj.) completely necessary; vitally important

potent

(adj.) powerful; persuasive; greatly influential

denouement

(n.) outcome; final development of the plot of a play

cardinal

(adj.) most important; chief

pivotal

(adj.) crucial

fundamental

(adj.) basic; primary; essential

embed

(v.) to enclose; place in something

brunt

(n.) main impact or shock

eclectic

(adj.) drawn from many sources

extent

(n.) degree; magnitude; scope

inalienable

(adj.) sacred; incapable of being transferred lost or taken away

attribute

(n.) essential quality

methodical

(adj.) systematic

omnipotent

(adj.) all powerful

inveterate

(adj.) deep-rooted; habitual

extrinsic

(adj.) external; not essential; extraneous

celebrated

famous; well known