SAT - Vocab

frivolous

behaving in a silly way & not taking seriously

esoteric

unuasual & understood / liked by only a small number of people

artifice

a clever trick to cheat sm

concur

to agree

voluble

= loquacious, with confidence & enthusiasm

impasse

a situation which progress is impossible, especially because of contention & disagreements

imitation

a copy

instinct

the way people/animals naturally react/behave without learning/thinking

abhorrent

morally very bad

incidence

the rate at which smth happens

indignation

anger & surprise about a situation that you think is wrong and unfair

replete

full

terrestrial

relating to the land and earth

concoct

to make smth by adding several different parts together

pervasive

spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place/thing (=omnipresent)

demeanor

a way of looking and behaving

disparity

inequality; difference

quanitfiable

able to be measured

vague

unclear

didactic

intended to teach/to improve morals by teaching

comical

funny in a strange/silly way

aversion

strong dislike

negligence

carelessness

afflict

to make sm/smth suffer physically and mentally

contention

disagreements

reckon

to think/believe/calculate

grant(n)

an amount of money to a person/organization for special purpose

thermoregulation

the maintenance or regulation of temperature

overwhelm

to be too much to deal with

humidity

the amount of moisture in the air

fatality

a death resulting from an accident or a disaster

communist

relating to communism

momentum

the quality that keeps an event developing/making progress after it started

traumatize

to shock and upset sm very much

apt

suitable/right for a particular situation

circulation

impede

to make it more difficult for smth to happen/sm doing smth ( = deter, hinder )

obliterate

to remove all signs of smth by destroying it or covering it so that it cannot be seen

impractical

not sensible or realistic; difficult to implement

outrageous

shocking and morally unacceptable

wither

to become weak/dry/decay

intricate

with many complicated details → difficult to understand

ingenious

very intelligent & skillful

meticulous

very careful and with great attention ( >< negligence )

pristine

adj: original & pure, not spoiled / worn from use

repudiate

v: to refuse to accept/obey smth/sm; reject

assertive

adj: behaving confidently & able to stay direct way what you want/believe

indefatigably

adj: always determined & energetic in trying to achieve smth & never willing to defeat

husbandry

the careful use of resources ( >< squander )

docile

easy to influence/control

connoisseur

an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

banal

mundane

facile

easy, effortless

hypocrisy

pretending to believe what one does not

courage

bravery

volatile

likely to change sundenly & unexpectedly ( worse )

protagonist

main character / an important supporter

parry

to manage cleverly to avoid difficulties

novice

beginner

lament

to express sorrow / sadness

integral

important as a part of a whole

mandate

to give officially permission for smth to happen

conspicuous

apparent

labyrinth

a maze

paradox

nghịch lý

pious

devoutly religious

integrity

honesty

naive

too ready to believe sm/smth because of lack of experience

obscure

not clear & difficult to understand/see

superficial

= frivolous (adj) / not complete & involving only the most obvious thing

viable

feasible, possible

zenith

summit

undermine

to weaken

wary

not completely trusting/certain about smth/sm

proficient

skilled, experienced

diverge

to follow different direction / become different

concede

to admit smth is true ( unwilling )

tangible

real, palpable

subordinate

having lower / less important position

trivial

having little value/importance

ubiquitous

omnipresent

temper (adj)

the tendency to became angry very quickly (anger)

attenuate

temper (v)

vulnerable

able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, attacked

oblivious

not aware of smth / what happening

susceptive

adj: prone to = vulnerable

unorthodox

different from usual/what is expected

affable

friendly + easy to talk

acrid

strong, bitter, unpleasant

wry

showing you find a difficult situation funny

anachronism

sm/smth placed in the wrong period in history

candor

integrity = honesty

belligerent

adj: hostile and aggressive

intricate

adj: having a lot of small parts that are complicated

myriad

n: a very large number of smth

pervasive

adj: omnipresent/unorthodox

ominous

adj: suggesting that smth unpleasant is likely to happen

mercenary

adj: greedy for money

robust

adj: strong, healthy, unlikely to fail/break

watershed

n: an important event/period that can significantly change how sm think/do