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124 vocabulary flashcards covering essential SAT words from A to Z, each paired with a concise definition for efficient study and review.
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abase
to humiliate, degrade
abate
to reduce, lessen
abdicate
to give up a position, usually one of leadership
abduct
to kidnap, take by force
aberration
something that differs from the norm
balk
to stop, block abruptly
banal
dull, commonplace
bane
a burden
benevolent
marked by goodness or doing good
bequeath
to pass on, give
cacophony
tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
candor
honesty, frankness
capitulate
to surrender
capricious
subject to whim, fickle
clemency
mercy
debase
to lower the quality or esteem of something
decry
to criticize openly
deferential
showing respect for another’s authority
deride
to laugh at mockingly, scorn
despot
one who has total power and rules brutally
ebullient
extremely lively, enthusiastic
eclectic
consisting of a diverse variety of elements
eloquent
expressive, articulate, moving
elated
overjoyed, thrilled
exacerbate
to make more violent, intense
facile
easy, requiring little effort
fatuous
silly, foolish
fidelity
loyalty, devotion
flagrant
offensive, egregious
fortuitous
happening by chance, often lucky
garrulous
talkative, wordy
grandiose
on a magnificent or exaggerated scale
gratuitous
uncalled for, unwarranted
gregarious
sociable, drawn to the company of others
guile
deceitful, cunning, sly behavior
harangue
a ranting speech; to give such a speech
hardy
robust, capable of surviving adverse conditions
haughty
disdainfully proud
heinous
shockingly wicked, repugnant
hypocrisy
pretending to believe what one does not
iconoclast
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
idiosyncratic
peculiar to one person; highly individualized
immutable
not changeable
impetuous
rash, hastily done
implacable
incapable of being appeased
jubilant
extremely joyful, happy
judicious
having or exercising sound judgment
juxtaposition
placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
knell
the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
kudos
praise for an achievement
laconic
terse in speech or writing
languid
sluggish from fatigue or weakness
lethargic
in a state of sluggishness or apathy
lucid
clear, easily understandable
linchpin
something that holds separate parts together
magnanimous
noble, generous
malevolent
wanting harm to befall others
meticulous
extremely careful with details
mitigate
to make less violent, alleviate
morose
gloomy or sullen
nadir
the lowest point of something
nebulous
vaguely defined, cloudy
nefarious
heinously villainous
nominal
trifling, insignificant
notorious
widely and unfavorably known
obdurate
unyielding to persuasion
obfuscate
to render incomprehensible
obstinate
stubborn
opulent
rich and luxurious
ostentatious
excessively showy, glitzy
panacea
a remedy for all ills
paradigm
a perfect model
pariah
an outcast
parsimony
extreme stinginess
pernicious
extremely destructive or harmful
placid
calm, peaceful
plausible
believable, reasonable
plethora
an abundance, excess
quagmire
a difficult situation
quandary
a perplexed, unresolvable state
querulous
whiny, complaining
quixotic
idealistic, impractical
quotidian
daily
rancor
deep, bitter resentment
raucous
loud, boisterous
recalcitrant
defiant, unapologetic
rectitude
uprightness, extreme morality
renown
honor, acclaim
resolute
firm, determined
respite
a break, rest
ruse
a trick
sacrosanct
holy, inviolable
salient
significant, conspicuous
sanguine
optimistic, cheery
scrupulous
painstaking, careful
serendipity
luck, finding good things without looking
sinuous
lithe, serpentine
spurious
false but appearing plausible
tacit
expressed without words
tenuous
having little substance or strength