SAT Vocabulary words #1

conscientious

showing care and precision adj

crass

dull-witted;unrefined adj

impart

to give a portion of adj

spendthrift

one who spends money recklessly n

tabulate

to count v.

adroit

naturally skillfull w/ dealing w/ difficult circumstances

dexterous

skillful with the hands or mind

redolent

aromatic fragrent adj

foreboding

sense of impending evil without cause n

denouement

conclusion n

subsidy

monetary assistance n

prevalent

dominant,widespread adj

incumbent

necessary or obligatory n

mimic

copy closelybe

beacon

a signaling light nsu

supplant

to take the place of v

scythe

a long-handled, bladed instrument used for cultivating crops

shard

a fragment of brittle substance

wayward

stubbornly going against what is expected in order to satisfy one’s desires

effrontery

bold and insulting behavior

vagary

an erratic notion or action n

agile

quick and fast

glut

oversupply of food

cursory

superficially done; performed rapidly

spurn

to push or drive away contemptuously