SAT Vocab 1-25

Abandon

Give up completely. (verb)

Abate

Become less intense or widespread. (verb)

Abet

Encourage or assist. (verb)

Accede

Agree to a demand. (verb)

Berate

Scold or criticize. (verb)

Bovine

Of or relating to cattle. (noun/adjective)

Braggart

A person who boasts about achievements. (noun)

Burnish

Polish by rubbing. (verb)

Cache

A collection of similar items stored in a secret place. (noun)

Cacophony

Harsh discordant mixture of sounds. (noun)

Catalyst

Event causing something to happen (noun)

Censorious

Severely critical of others. (adjective)

Dearth

Scarcity or lack of something. (noun)

Demagogue

A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than reason. (noun/verb)

Diluvial

Of or relating to a flood. (adjective)

Dispassionate

Not influenced by strong emotion. (adjective)

Effluvia

An unpleasant or harmful odor. (noun)

Emulate

Match or surpass, typically by imitation (verb)

Epochal

Extremely significant. (adjective)

Expound

Explain or present. (verb)

Facile

Appearing comprehensive by ignoring the complexities of the situation. (adjective)

Fictive

Created by imagination. (adjective)

Flippant

Not showing a serious attitude. (adjective)

Gauche

Lacking grace. (adjective)

Gregarious

Outgoing or social. (adjective)