SAT Vocabulary Flashcards (Pages 35-40)

Flashcards covering the vocabulary terms and official definitions from pages 35 through 40 of the transcript.

prosaic

lacking liveliness

prowess

extraordinary ability

prudence

cautious

prurient

possessing an extraordinary interest in sex

puerile

immature

pugnacious

quarrelsome

proscribe

to condemn

protean

1. able to change shape 2. displaying great variety

pulchritude

physical beauty

punctilious

eager to follow rules

pungent

having a pointed, sharp quality (smells)

punitive

involving punishment

putrid

rotten, foul

quagmire

a difficult situation

quaint

charmingly old-fashioned

quandary

a perplexed, unsolvable state

quell

to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation

querulous

whiny

quixotic

idealistic, impractical

quotidian

daily

rail

to scold, protest

rancid

having a terrible taste or smell

rancor

deep, bitter resentment

rapport

mutual understanding and harmony

rash

hasty

recalcitrant

defiant, unapologetic

recapitulate

to sum up, repeat

reciprocate

to give in return

reclusive

solitary

reconcile

1. (v.) to return to harmony 2. (v.) to make consistent with existing ideas

raucous

loud, boisterous

raze

to demolish

rectitude

extreme morality

redoubtable

1. (adj.) formidable 2. (adj.) commanding respect

rebuke

to scold

refract

to distort, change

refurbish

to restore, clean up

refute

to prove wrong

regurgitate

1. (v.) to vomit 2. (v.) to throw back exactly

relegate

to assign to the proper place

relish

to enjoy

remedial

intended to repair gaps in students' basic knowledge

remiss

negligent

renovate

1. (v.) restore to original state 2. (v.) to enlarge and make prettier (house)

renown

honor, acclaim

renunciation

to reject

repentant

penitent, sorry

reprieve

a temporary delay of punishment

reproach

to scold

reprobate

evil,

reprove

to scold

repudiate

to reject

replete

full, abundant

repose

to rest

repulse

1. (v.) to disgust 2. (v.) to push back

reputable

of good reputation

requisition

a demand for goods, usually made by an authority

reprehensible

deserving rebuke

rescind

to take back

reservoir

1. (n.) reserves 2. (n.) a body of water used for storing water

resilient

able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity

resolute

determined

resolve

1. (v.) to find a solution 2. (v.) to firmly decide

respite

a break

resplendent

shiny

restitution

restoration to the rightful owner

restive

stubborn, impatient

retract

to withdraw

revel

to enjoy intensely

revere

to esteem

rife

abundant

ruminate

to contemplate

ruse

a trick

saccharine

sickeningly sweet

sacrosanct

holy

revoke

to take back

rhapsodize

to engage in excessive enthusiasm

sagacity

shrewness

salient

significant

salutation

a greeting

ribald

crudely humorous

salve

a soothing balm

sanctimonious

giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

sanguine

optimistic

satiate

to satisfy excessively

scathing

sharp, critical, hurtful

scintillating

sparkling

scrupulous

painstakingly careful

scurrilous

vulgar

sedentary

settled

semaphore

a visual signal

seminal

original, important

sensual

involving sensory gratification

sensuous

involving sensory gratification

sinuous

lithe

sobriety

calm

solicitous

attentive

solipsistic

believing that oneself is all that exists

soluble

able to dissolve

serendipity

luck, finding good things without looking for them