100 Words for SAT prep and beyond! (Part 2)

fallacious

(adj.) false; misleading

fastidious

(adj.) attentive to and concerned about detail

fervent

(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate

garrulous

(adj.) talkative

gregarious

(adj.) outgoing; sociable

harbinger

(n.) an omen or sign

haughty

(adj.) arrogant, condescending

imminent

(adj.) about to happen

immutable

(adj.) not subject to change, constant

impartial

(adj.) unbiased; neutral

imperative

(adj.) absolutely necessary or required

indolent

(adj.) wanting to avoid activity; lazy

innocuous

(adj.) harmless, inoffensive

insidious

(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly

judicious

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise

laudable

(adj.) praiseworthy

lucid

(adj.) clear and easily understood

malicious

(adj.) Intended to hurt or harm; spiteful

mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painfulmundane

mundane

(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs

nuance

(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality)

obsolete

(adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use

ostensible

(adj.) stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

palpable

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt

paradigm

(n.) a model; an example

pecuniary

(adj.) consisting of or measured in money

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

pragmatic

(adj.) practical, as opposed to idealistic

precocious

(adj.) showing unusually early development

prevalent

(adj.) commonly occurring; widely practiced

proclivity

(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

prudent

(adj.) wise, careful, cautious

recalcitrant

(adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy

relinquish

(v.) to let go, give up

resilient

(adj.) able to recover quickly from harm or misfortune

reticent

(adj.) silent; reserved

sagacious

(adj.) wise; having keen perception and sound judgement

scrupulous

(adj.) exact, careful; detailed

serendipity

(n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them

superfluous

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient; excess

taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

tenacious

(adj.) persistent, resolute

transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time (n.) one who stays only a short time

ubiquitous

(adj.) omnipresent or existing everywhere

unilateral

(adj.) pertaining to one side only

vacillate

(v.) to swing indecisively; to waver weakly in mind or will

vehement

(adj.) showing strong feeling; forceful, powerful

venerate

(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with respect

vindicate

(v.) to clear from blame; to defend successfully; to justify

zealous

(adj.) enthusiastically devoted; fanatical