SAT Vocabulary Set 2

SAT Vocab set 2

Larceny

Theft of personal property (noun)

Prattle

1. Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way (verb)

2. Foolish or inconsequential talk (noun)

Injunction

An authoritative warning or order (noun)

Plebeian

1. A commoner, typically in context of ancient Rome (noun)

2. Of or belonging to the commoners of ancient Rome (adj.)

Inimical

Tending to obstruct or harm (adj.)

Austere

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance (adj.)

Ascetic

1. Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons (adj.)

2. A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention (noun)

Profligate

1. Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources (adj.)

2. A licentious, dissolute person (noun)

Licentious

1. Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters (adj.)

2. Disregarding accepted rules or conventions, especially in grammar or literary style (adj.)

Dissolute

Lax in morals; licentious

Proscribe

Forbid, especially by law (verb)

Volley

1. A number of bullets, arrows, or other projectiles discharged at one time (noun)

2. A strike or kick of the ball made before it touches the ground that is typically referred to in sports, especially tennis or soccer (noun)

3. To strike or kick the ball before it touches the ground, especially in tennis or soccer (verb)

Terseness

The use of few words to say something, often not seeming polite or friendly (noun)

Harry

Persistently carry out attacks on an enemy or an enemy’s territory (verb)

Upshot

The final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events (noun)

Bedlam

A scene of uproar and confusion (noun)

Cache

1. A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place (noun)

2. Store away in hiding or for future use (verb)

Abjure

Solemnly renounce a belief, cause, or claim (verb)

Renounce

Formally declare one’s abandonment of a claim, right, or posession (verb)

Adjure

Urge or request someone solemnly or earnestly to do something

Ingenuous

Innocent and unsuspecting (adj.)

Immaculate

Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy (adj.)

Inundate

1. Overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with (verb)

2. Flood (verb)