COMMON SAT WORDS 2

beseech

to beg, plead, implore

bilked

cheat, defraud

blandish

to coax by using flattery

blight

a plague, disease; something that destroys hope

boon

a gift or blessing

brazen

excessively bold, brash

brusque

short, abrupt, dismissive

cadence

a rhythm, progression of sound

cajole

to urge, coax

calibrate

to adjust, standardize

callous

harsh, cold, unfeeling

calumny

an attempt to spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies

canny

shrewd,careful

canvas

to cover, inspect

capacious

very spacious

carouse

to party, celebrate

caustic

bitter, biting, acidic (insults)

circuitous

roundabout

circumscribed

marked off, limit

circumvent

to get around

clairvoyant

able to perceive things that normal people cannot

cleave

to divide into parts/ to stick together firmly

cogent

intellectually convincing

cognizant

aware, mindful

collusion

secret agreement, conspiracy

commodious

roomy

complicit

being an accomplice in a wrongful act

compunction

distress caused by feeling guilty

concomitant

accompanying in a subordinate fashion

condone

to pardon, deliberately overlook

confluence

a gathering together

congruity

the quality of being in agreement (congruous)

constituent

an essential part

consummate

to complete a deal

contrite

penitent, eager to be forgiven

contusion

bruise, injury

convene

to call together

cosmopolitan

sophisticated, worldly

covet

to desire enviously

credulity

readiness to believe

cursory

brief to the point of being superficial

debase

to lower the quality or esteem of something

debauch

to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

decorous

socially proper, appropriate

defer

to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom

defile

to make unclean, impure

deferential

showing respect

demagogue

a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices

demarcation

the marking of boundaries or categories

demure

quiet, modest, reserved

denigrate

to belittle, diminish the opinion of

deplore

to feel, express sorrow, disapproval

deride

laugh at mockingly, scorn

despondent

feeling depressesm discouraged, hopeless

dilatory

tending to delay, causing delay

disaffected

rebelious, resentful of authority

disavow

to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

discretion

the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgement

discursive

rambling, lacking order

disparate

sharply differing, containing sharply constrasting elements

dispel

to drive away, scatter, spread

dissemble

to conceal, fake

dither

to be indecisive

docile

easily taught or trained