SAT Vocabulary Lists 19-20

Assuage

To calm or soothe; to satisfy.

Concise

Saying much in few words; brief but full of meaning.

Disperse

To send off in different locations.

Expedite

To make easy and quick; to speed up.

Inscrutable

So mysterious that it cannot be understood.

Pompous

Self-important; stately; magnificent; excessively ornate.

Resilient

Getting back strength or spirits quickly; springing back into shape or position.

Sobriety

Seriousness, gravity, or solemnity; absence of alcoholic intoxication.

Tirade

A long, angry, or scolding speech; a harangue.

Voluminous

Large, bulky; enough to fill volumes.

Atrophy

To waste away.

Condone

To forgive or overlook.

Disposition

Nature; tendency.

Expunge

To erase; to remove completely.

Insipid

Lacking interest or spirit.

Augment

To increase or enlarge; to become greater in size.

Conspicuous

Clearly visible; remarkable.

Dissipated

Given to indulging excessively in sensual pleasures.

Extol

To praise highly.

Insurgent

One who rises in revolt.

Ponderous

Very heavy; bulky; labored and dull or tiresome.

Respite

A temporary cessation or postponement, usually of something disagreeable; interval of rest.

Solemn

Observed or done according to ritual or tradition; formal; serious or earnest; arousing feelings of awe; very impressive.

Trepidation

A trembling; apprehension; a state of alarm and dread.

Voracious

Ravenous; greedy; gluttonous.

Austere

Stern in manner or appearance; strict in morals.

Copious

Abundant.

Distraught

In a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted.

Intemperate

Lacking in self-control.

Pragmatic

Practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation.