Week 15 SAT Vocab

Circumspect

(adj) Wary and unwilling to take risks.

Foment

(v) To cause or stir up trouble/rebellion.

Expurgate

(v) To remove words or passages considered offensive/unsuitable from a book or account before publication.

Extemporaneous

(adj) Performed without any preparation.

Fetid

(adj) With a rotten or offensive smell.

Perfunctory

(adj) Done as a matter of duty or custom without thought or genuine feeling; done hastily or superficially.

Inculcate

(v) To instill an idea, habit, or attitude by persistent and forceful repetition/instruction.

Fracas

(n) A noisy quarrel or fight.

Foible

(n) A small weakness or flaw; idiosyncrasy.

Vacuous

(adj) Lacking intelligence due to a lack of ideas and absence of curiosity.