SAT Vocab (ALL)

Bilked

Verb: to cheat or trick

Culmination

Noun: the end or final results

Debased

Verb: to lower in rank, esteem, or quality

Foraged

Verb: to search for food

Frugal

Adjective: careful and wise on spending money

Gregarious

Adjective: fond in the company of others; sociable or outgoing

Innate

Adjective: a quality, characteristic, or natural ability

Intimation

Noun: a indirect suggestion or hint

Judicious

Adjective: good judgement, sense, or planning

Knell

Noun: sound of a death, funeral, or disaster bell

Laudatory

Adjective: expressing, making, or containing praise

Lithe

Adjective: ability to move easily or gracefully with flexibility

Maelstrom

Noun: a powerful, violent whirlpool or figurative chaos

Mores

Noun: deeply held customs or behaviors

Nadir

Noun: lowest point

Pathos

Noun: evokes feeling of sympathy, sorrow, or compassion

Prudence

Noun: self discipline through reason or careful judgement

Deftly

Adverb: quickly

Quelled

Verb: completely end or suppress

Resolute

Adjective: determined

Rife

Adjective: common or abundant

Scrupulous

Adjective: extremely careful

Swarthy

Adjective: dark olive or tanned complexion

Haughty

Adjective: arrogantly proud

Turgid

Adjective: swollen or bloated

Venerate

Verb: regard someone with deep respect

Viscous

Adjective: thick or sticky liquid

Wanton

Adjective: deliberate, reckless, or unprovoked action, causing harm

Yoked

Verb: to join together

Zealous

Adjective: overexcited

Abased

Verb; to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem.

Acquiesced

Verb; to agree usually by staying silent or by not arguing

Aversion

Noun; to dislike something with a desire to avoid it

Benevolent

Adjective; marked by kindness or generosity

Bias

Noun; having a strong personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement: prejudice

Cajoled

Verb; to persuade with flattery or gentle urging

Conciliatory

Adjective; describes someone who intends to gain favor or to reduce hostility

Dearth

Noun; an inadequate supply

Emaciated

Adjective; very thin and feeble

Emollient

Adjective; making soft or supple

Evince

Verb; to show something clearly

Guile

Noun; someone who’s deceitful, cunning

Hackneyed

Adjective; lacking in freshness or originality

Hierarchy

Noun; classification of a group of people based on ability or economic, social, or professional standing

Imperious

Adjective; having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects others to obey them

Inane

Adjective; lacking significance, meaning, or point: silly

Irascible

Adjective; marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger

Juxtaposition

Noun; the act or instance of placing two or more things side by side to compare or contrast

Largess

Noun; generous gift-giving of or a person who gives away lavish gifts

Licentious

Adjective; lacking legal or moral restraints—immoral

Malleable

Adjective; capable of being easily changed or influenced

Mollified

Verb; to soothe in temper or disposition

Nefarious

Adjective; blatantly wicked or corrupt: evil

Oration

Noun; an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner

Panacea

Noun; a remedy for all ills or difficulties

Quagmire

Noun; a situation that’s heard to deal with or get out of: a situation full of problems

Razed

Verb; to destroy the ground—demolished

Stolid

Adjective; having or expressing little or no sensibility

Truculent

Adjective; defiant, aggressive, and quarrelsome

Vacillating

Verb; to waver in mind, will, or feeling hesitant in choice of opinions or courses