Sat Vocab Unit 97

Invalidate

weaken destroy make invalid nullify

Continually

regularly, frequently

Peripheral

located on the boundary or outside

Subplot

a secondary plot in fiction or drama

Sundry

miscellaneous

Explicitly

very clear nothing hidden

Anthropocentric

regarding human beings as the center of the universe

Trenchant

keen, sharp

Plethora

excess overabundance

Adherent

supporter follower

Replica

imitation

Bode

foreshadow portend

Portentous

ominous, threatening

Terminal

part that forms the end railroad or bus station

Fracas

fight, brawl

Venerable

admirable, highly esteemed

Ballast

heavy substance used to add stability or weight

Lummox

clumsy person

Pedagogue

teacher, child leader

Carafe

glass water bottle decanter

Glamor

compelling charm

Malleable

easy to shape or influence

Outstrip

outrun surpass outdo

Bullion

gold and silver in the form of bars

Pestle

tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar

Paranoia

extreme suspicion of everyone

Hut

crude dwelling shack

Supplicate

petition humbly pray to grant a favor

Unravel

disentangle solve

Irreproachable

untouchable, perfect

Rhetorician

an eloquent writer or speaker

Utilitarian

useful, effective

Distract

take(ones’s attention) off something upset emotionally make anxious

Tautological

needlessly repetitious

Heedless

disobedient

Patois

local or provincial dialect

Solvent

able to pay all depths

Kindred

similar, related to

Adapt

make or become suitable for a specific use alter modify adjust

Verbiage

pompous array of words to many unnecessary words wordiness

Immutable

unchangeable, permanent

Bungler

someone who is clumsy or inept

Censorious

severely critical

Impassioned

passionate, fervid

Sluggard

lazy person

Perjury

false testimony while under oath

Braid

plait interweave strands or lengths of make by weaving strands together

Belligerence

aggression

Craggy

jagged, rough edged

Petulant

sulky