SAT ELA Vocab Words

hackneyed

commonplace; trite

jaded

fatigued

abase

to lower, to humilate

babble

to chatter incessantly

cache

hiding place

dabble

splash around; work in a non serious manner

ebb

to lessen, to recede

fabricate

to build; to make up; to lie

Gaffe

social mistake; social blunder

Iconoclastic

attacking traditions

kindred

related; belonging to the same family

laborious

demanding much work or care; tedious

machinations

evil schemes or plots

nadir

lowest point

obdurate

stubborn

pacify

to make clam; soothhe; to subdue

quack

imposter; chartlan

rabid

furious; like a fanatic

saccharine

sickeningly sweet

taciturn

talking little; silent

ubiqutiouis

being everywhere; omnipresent

vacillate

waver

wallow

to indulge in; to roll in; become helpless

xenophobia

fear or hatred of foreigners

yen

longing; urge

zany

crazy; comical

abate

to decrease; to subside; to lessen

badger

to pester; to annoy

cacophonous

inharmonious; discordant

dapper

neat and trim

ebullient

showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

facade

superficial; false appearance; in front of a building

gait

manner of walking or running; speed

haggard

wasted away; gaunt

ideology

system of ideas of a group

jargon

language used by a specific group; technical terminology; gibberish

kinetic

producing motion

laceration

torn, ragged wound

magnanimous

generous; great hearted

naivete

quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; guilibility

obfuscate

to confuse; to muddle; make unnecessarily complex

palatable

agreeable; pleasing to the taste

quagmire

complex or dangerous situation; soft, wet land

rail

scold; rant

sacrosanct

most sacred; inviolabel

tactile

tangible; able to be touched

ulterior

hidden; unsstated

vacuous

empty; inane

wan

having a pale or sickly color; pallid

yoke

to join together; unite

zeal

eager enthusiaasm

abdicate

to give up; to renounce

baffle

to frustrate; to perplex

calamity

disaster; misery

daunt

to intimidate

eccentric

odd; irregular; whimsical; bizarre

facet

a side

gall

1 (n.) nerve; bitterness 2. (v.) to annoy

hallowed

blessed; consecrated

idiosyncrasy

an individual trait(usually odd in nature), eccentricity

juandiced

prejudiced (envious, hostile, and resentful)

knave

untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel

lackadaisical

lacking purpose or zest; half-hearted; languid

maladroit

clumsy; bungling

nebulous

cloudy; vague; hazy

oblique

indirect; slanting

pall

grow tiresome

quail

cower, lose heart

ramification

branching out; subdivision

sage

wise person

tangential

digressing; peripheral

uncanny

strange; mysterious

valor

bravery

wanton

unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

zenith

summit; highest point

aberrant

abnormal or deviant

baleful

deadly; having a bad influence; ominous

dauntless

bold

eclectic

composed of a variety of elements

facetious

joking; humorous

galvanize

stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

halting

hesitant; faltering

ignoble

unworthy; base in nature; not noble

jaunty

lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree

kudos

honors; glory; praise

lackluster

dull

malady

illness

nefarious

very wicked

obliterate

to destroy completely

palliate

lessen the severity of; moderate intensity

quaint

odd; old fashioned

rampant

growing in profusion; unrestrained

salient

most noticeable; unrestrained

tangible

able to be touched; real

unconscionable

excessive; unscrupulous

vantage

position giving an advantage

wary

very cautious

abeyance

suspended action

banal

hackneyed; commonplace

caliber

ability; quality