Rohan's SAT Vocab Test #1-10

Ponderous

weighty, heavy

Respite

a break, a rest

Indifferent

Having no preference

credulous

gullible, ready to believe without proof

Benevolent

kindly, to wish well

Flagrant

glaringly wrong

Enigma

a mystery, hard to understand or explain

Apathy

lack of emotion or interest

Revere

to worship, to honor

Candor

frankness, honesty

Reticent

restrained; uncommunicative

Aesthetic

concerning art or beauty

Ascetic

without luxuries

Autonomy

self-rule, independence

Disdain

contempt

Desecrate

to show disrespect or to deface something sacred

Euphonious

pleasant sounding

Cacophonous

Harsh sounding

Guile

cunning; deceitfulness

Immutable

unchanging; permanent

Incessant

non-stop

static

unchanging, not moving

bastion

a stronghold, a fort

benign

kindly, good natured

Innocuous

harmless, insignificant

Banal

Commonplace, dull, ordinary

Ambiguous

Unclear, undecided

Anarchy

lack of government, chaos

Ameliorate

To improve

Atrophy

To waste away from lack of use

Innovate

To make changes, to modernize

Servile

overly submissive; cringing; like a servant

Extol

to praise

Augment

To add to, increase

Disparage

to speak poorly of

Eccentric

odd; out of the ordinary; quirky

Philanthropist

someone who benefits mankind

Squander

to waste

Virulent

harmful

Zeal

enthusiasm

Acuity

Sharpness of perception or mind

Affable

friendly, agreeable

Assuage

to reduce pain

Avarice

greed

Derision

contempt, ridicule

Disparity

inequality

Indolence

laziness

Acquiesce

to give in, agree

Prodigal

extravagant; wasteful

Capricious

whimsical; unpredictable

Prosaic

commonplace, uninspired, dull

Austere

severe, strict

Dissonance

lack of agreement or harmony

Listless

without energy or enthusiasm

Philistine

one who lacks culture or taste

Scrupulous

concerned; conscientious; proper

Tentative

not final, uncertain

Adulation

adoration

Dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

Futile

hopeless, without effect

Languid

slow and listless

Pious

religious

Complacent

smug; self-satisfied

Compliance

Conforming to a request or demand

Dubious

doubtful

ephemeral

short-lived, fleeting

Inevitable

unavoidable; bound to happen

Insipid

bland, boring

Obscure

unclear; clouded; partially hidden

Depravity

corruption, wickedness

Discern

to distinguish one thing from another

Expedite

to quicken

Protracted

drawn out, lengthy

Deference

a show of respect

Heretic

someone who goes against acceptable religious beliefs

Paucity

scarcity

Profuse

very abundant, flowing

Conciliate

to soothe anger

Contrite

thoroughly sorry

Didactic

intending to teach

Diffident

shy, lacking confidence

Peripheral

on the edge, unimportant

Taciturn

quiet, uncommunicative, silent

Apprehensive

fearful, worried

Expedient

convenient

Fastidious

overly critical

Novel

new, interesting

Provincial

narrow-minded, unsophisticated

Drone

to talk on and on in a dull way

Pedestrian

ordinary

Digression

Straying from a topic

Dissent

Disagreement

Elucidate

To explain, to make clear

Gullible

overly trusting

Strut

a self-important walk

Denounce

to speak against publicly

Laud

To praise

Surreptitious

Secret

Astute

clever, ready-witted

Blasphemy

irreverent talk about God