SAT Vocabulary 1000 Terms

bide

(v.) to remain in a condition or state; to wait

consent

(v.) to approve; to agree; to yield

volition

(n.) a conscious choice or decision

nascent

(adj.) coming into being; being born

amplify

(v.) to make larger

lurid

(adj.) causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze

own

(v.) to admit, especially taking personal responsibility for one's own actions or thoughts

collude

(v.) to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose

tally

(v.) to count; to add

disarray

(n.) confusion, disorder

tepid

(adj.) moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm

conjecture

(n.) an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

pious

(adj.) exhibiting reverence and religious observation

abet

(v.) to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

interloper

(n.) one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler

subsequent

(adj.) happening afterward; following in order

surmise

(v.) to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence (n.) such an inference

jot

(v.) to write briefly and hastily (n.) a very small amount

discern

(v.) to perceive and understand so as to make distinctions

blight

(n.) a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prosperity

voluble

(adj.) talkative

divine

(adj.) related to a god; supremely good or beautiful

premonition

(n.) a sense of a future event; a warning in advance

proverbial

(adj.) well-known because widely repeated

grave

(adj.) serious; dignified; formal

indefatigable

(adj.) tireless, unceasing

deploy

(v.) to station or assemble troops or forces in position

codify

(v.) to organize something (such as laws or rules) into a system

relent

(v.) to become less severe; to give in

loathe

(v.) to dislike something greatly

cumbersome

(adj.) clumsy or difficult to manage

affected

(adj.) behaving in an artificial way to impress people

skittish

(adj.) nervous; easily frightened

colloquial

(adj.) appropriate to spoken, as opposed to written, language; informal

scenario

(n.) an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction

drastic

(adj.) extreme; severe

inept

(adj.) without skill; absurd or foolish

multifarious

(adj.) having many different parts or forms; numerous and varied

efficacy

(n.) the power to produce the desired effect

dissonant

(adj.) harsh and disagreeable in sound

brusque

(adj.) abrupt an curt of manner

ambiance

(n.) environment

voluminous

(adj.) having great size or fullness

vanquish

(v.) to defeat, especially totally

pilfer

(v.) to steal a small amount

disdain

(n.) a feeling of contempt

reconcile

(v.) to make friendly again; to settle a dispute; to make seemingly incompatible things fit together or coexist

banish

(v.) to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree

vacillate

(v.) to swing back and forth

morose

(adj.) sour tempered and inclined to be silent

dichotomy

(n.) a division into two contrasting or non-overlapping parts

assail

(v.) to attack; to assault

propitious

(adj.) presenting favorable circumstances

eclectic

(adj.) composed of materials from various sources

dapper

(adj.) neatly dressed; trim; stylish

audible

(adj.) able to be heard

quiescent

(adj.) inactive, often suggesting a temporary state

extol

(v.) to praise highly and lavishly

ritual

(n.) a ceremonial act; a customary procedure

emulate

(v.) to copy someone; to imitate

discrepancy

(n.) lack of agreement; difference

manifest

(adj.) obvious; very clear; evident

chauvinism

(n.) unreasoning and boastful devotion to one's country or sex

shade

(n.) a small variation, a nuance; a small amount

furtive

(adj.) characterized by secretive behavior

semblance

(n.) outward form or appearance

euphemism

(n.) the substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend

lopsided

(adj.) larger or shaped differently on one side than on another

antiseptic

(adj.) free from germs; thoroughly clean; (n.) a substance that inhibits the growth of germs

subjective

(adj.) based on personal experience or feeling, not on external evidence

pale

(v.) to decrease in relative importance

facile

(adj.) with effortless ease; without proper care; superficial

incarcerate

(v.) to restrict by imprisonment; to keep in prison

resilient

(adj.) able to recover quickly (ex: from bending or illness)

passive

(adj.) unresisting; submissive

dismantle

(v.) to take apart

integrate

(v.) to form into a unified whole

mendacious

(adj.) lying; false, especially habitually

blasphemy

(n.) an act that shows contempt for God or religious matters

elude

(v.) to escape from, as by daring or skill; to escape the understanding of

redoubtable

(adj.) fearsome; formidable

sweltering

(adj.) oppressively hot and humid

detest

(v.) to hate

palatable

(adj.) pleasant or acceptable to the taste

gala

(adj.) characterized by festivity; (n.) a festive occassion, especially a lavish social event

quarters

(n.) a place of residence, especially for military personnel; an assigned station or place, as for officers and crew on a warship

eccentric

(adj.) unconventional; odd

stigma

(n.) a sign of disgrace; a mark that lowers a reputation

immerse

(v.) to cover completely cover in a liquid; to engage wholly

inception

(n.) commencement; beginning; origin

quaint

(adj.) odd, especially in an old-fashioned way

propound

(v.) to suggest for consideration

insinuate

(v.) to hint

nocturnal

(adj.) occurring at night

agrarian

(adj.) related to farming

eerie

(adj.) causing inexplicable fear or uneasiness, often because of an apparently supernatural origin

ruthless

(adj.) having no compassion or pity

ultimatum

(n.) a final demand or statement of terms

abase

(v.) to lower in rank or prestige

knack

(n.) a specific talent for doing something, especially one that is difficult to teach