QUACK SAT Vocab

deliniate

To describe accurately

nafarious

extremely wicked

vernacular

everyday speech, slang, the language spoken in a particular region or by a specific group

brawn

muscular strength

tout

to publically brag, to attempt to sell something aggressively

enhance

intensify; improve

hindrance

obstacle in the way of something, slow progress

efface

to erase, to rub out

glutton

someone who eats/consumes to much

hiatus

break, vacation

querulous

grumbling, grumpy

engender

to create, cause

obliterate

to destroy completely

copious

abundant; plentiful

obscure

dark; unknown; hard to understand to cover to make unclear

extol

to praise highly

pugnacious

eager to fight

quell

to calm, to pacify, to put an end or suppress

artisan

a person skilled with their hands

kindle

to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

corroborate

to confirm, back up with evidence

amorous

Expressing love or the state of being in love

decorous

proper; in good taste

expediate

to speed up the progress of something

idyllic

naturally peaceful

juxtapose

to place side by side for comparison

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

volatile

highly unstable; explosive

distend

to swell; to expand

fecund

fertile; productive

sage

a wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

deride

to ridicule; to criticize or insult; critical or insulting

assail

to attack with words or force

benevolent

generous; kind; good

scrutinize

to examine closely

histrionic

overly dramatic

didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive

bucolic

charmingly rural

pretentious

making false claims about oneself, attempting to impress by pretending to be important or more talented

gullible

easily deceived

convivial

fond of partying; festive

discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable

discrete

unconnected; separate; distinct

fabricate

to construct a lie

getisculate

to make gestures, especially when speaking

laud

to praise, to applaud

belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

reiterate

to say again; to repeat

conflagration

a huge fire; inferno

induce

to cause something to happen

soporific

tending to cause sleep; very boring

anarchy

lawlessness; an absence of government or control

strident

shrill; high-pitched

nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

malieable

easy to shape or bend

ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

abridge

to shorten or condense

lethargy

sluggishness;laziness

recondite

hard to understand; over one's head

conspicuous

standing out; obvious

archaic

ancient; outdated

imminent

just about to happen

predator

one that preys or destroys

coalesce

to fuse or unite

exalt

to glorify; to bring something to the status of a God

exult

to celebrate

extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

incantation

a chant, often as part of a song or the casting of a spell

assuage

to soothe; to relieve

insuperable

incapable to being overcome or solved

penurious

hardworking; busy

indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

squander

to waste

assiduous

stingy; wanting to hold onto one's money; relating to great poverty

debunk

to prove a fact or experiment wrong

eccentric

unconventional; a little kooky

desiccate

to dry out

diverse

different, various

loquacious

talking too much or a lot

maudlin

wallowing in self-pity

farcical

absurd, ridiculous

vibrant

lively, full of life

virulent

extremely poisonous, full of hate

contemptuous

expressing disdain, showing lack of respect

enigma

a mystery

labrynth

a maze or something similar to a maze

lucid

clear, easy to understand

repudiate

to reject, to disown, to renounce

superficial

relating to the surface, shallow

primordial

formed a long time ago, primitive

mellifluous

sweetly flowing, musical, pleasant to hear

provincial

limited in outlook, narrow-minded, unsophisticated

contrite

admitting felling guilt

incessant

unceasing, never stopping

prevericate

to deviate from the truth

imperceptible

difficult to perceive by the senses, barely noticeable