SAT Vocab 7

limpid

clear

plenitude

abundance; completeness.

traverse

go through or across.

swagger

behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly.

degenerate

become worse; deteriorate.

fatalism

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's

control.

propagate

multiply; spread.

usurp

seize another's power or rank.

eminent

high; lofty.

pragmatist

practical person.

inchoate

just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed.

pragmatic

practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the

practical worth or impact of something.

shroud

hide from view.

equivocal

ambiguous; intentionally misleading.

doctrinaire

unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic;

unyielding.

recast

reconstruct (a sentence, story, etc.); fashion again.

convert

one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; change

enthrall

capture; enslave.

impiety

irreverence; lack of respect for God.

torrid

passionate; hot or scorching.

proscribe

ostracize; banish; outlaw.

embrace

hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; include.

irrational

illogical; lacking reason; insane.

resplendent

dazzling; glorious; brilliant.

forgo

give up; do without.

aberrant

abnormal or deviant.

drab

without colour; dull and boring

copious

plentiful.

exculpate

clear from blame.

minute

extremely small.

canvass

solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions.

deplete

reduce; exhaust.

puerile

childish.

dissonance

discord.

foolhardy

rash.

allude

refer indirectly.

swerve

deviate; turn aside sharply.

abstinence

restraint from eating or drinking.

inscrutable

impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious.

debilitate

weaken; enfeeble.

retain

keep; employ.

rife

abundant; current.

saturate

soak thoroughly.

aristocracy

hereditary nobility; privileged class.

retract

withdraw; take back.

uncanny

strange; mysterious.

coagulate

thicken; congeal; clot.

abstain

refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice.

introspective

looking within oneself.

frolicsome

prankish; gay.