QUACK SAT Lessons 1-10

delineate

to describe accurately

nefarious

extreme wickedness

vernacular

everyday speech;slang

brawn

muscular strength

tout

to publicly brag

enhance

to intensify; to improve

hindrance

obstacle in the way of something

efface

to erase; to rub out

glutton

someone who consumes too much food/drink

hiatus

a break; vacation

querulous

grumbling;grumpy

engender

to create; to cause

obliterate

to destroy completely

copious

abundant; plentiful

obscure

dark, unknown; hard to understand

extol

to praise highly

pugnacious

eager to fight

quell

to calm, pacify; suppress, to quiet

artisan

a person who is skillful with his/her hands

kindle

to start a fire; ignite or arouse

sage

a wise person/to be wise through experience, reflections

assail

to attack with words or force

fecund

fertile; productive

deride

to ridicule; make fun of

idyllic

naturally peaceful

distend

to swell; to expand

amorous

feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense

expidite

to speed up the progress of

decorous

proper; in good taste

vacuous

lacking ideas or intelligence

didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive

volatile

highly unstable; explosive

juxtapose

to place side by side

histrionic

overly dramatic

discordant

lacking harmony or agreement

exasperate

to annoy thoroughly

scrutinize

to examine carefully

benevolent

gentle; kind

corroborate

to confirm;back up with evidence

incandescent

brilliant; giving off heat or light

Bucolic

charmingly rural

Pretentious

making false claims about oneself; attempting to impress by pretending to have greater importance, talent, etc. than one actually has

Gullible

easily deceived

Convivial

fond of partying; festive

Discreet

sneaky, unnoticeable

Discrete

unconnected; separate; distinct

Fabricate

to construct a lie

Gesticulate

to make gestures, especially when speaking

Laud

to praise; to applaud

Belabor

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extend

Reiterate

to say again, to repeat

Conflagration

a huge fire; an inferno

Induce

to cause something to happen

Soporific

causing sleep, very boring

Anarchy

lawlessness; an absence of government or control

Strident

shrill; high-pitched

Nonchalant

not showing any concern or worry

Malleable

easy to shape or bend

Ludicrous

absurd; ridiculous

Abridge

to shorten or condense

Lethargy

sluggishness; laziness

Recondite

hard to understand; over one’s head

Conspicuous

standing out, obvious

Archaic

ancient, outdated

Imminent

just about to happen

Predator

one that preys or destroys

Coalesce

to fuse or unite

Exalt

to glorify; to bring something to the status of a God

Exult

to celebrate

Extraneous

irrelevant; unnecessary

Incantation

a chant, often as part of a song or the casting of a spell

Assuage

to soothe; to relieve

Insuperable

incapable to being overcome or solved

Assiduous

hardworking; busy

Indulgent

lenient; yielding to desire

Avarice

greed; excessive desire for riches

Squander

to waste

Penurious

stingy; wanting to hold onto one’s money; relating to great poverty

Debunk

to prove a fact or experiment wrong

Eccentric

unconventional; a little kooky

Desiccate

to dry out

Diverse

different; various

Loquacious

talking too much or a lot

Maudlin

wallowing in self-pity

Farcical

absurd; ridiculous

Vibrant

lively; full of vitality

Virulent

extremely poisonous; full of hate

Contemptous

expressing disdain; showing lack of respect

Enigma

a mystery

Labyrinth

a maze or something similar to a maze

Lucid

clear; easy to understand

Repudiate

to reject; to disown; to renounce

Superficial

relating to the surface; shallow

Primordial

formed a long time ago; primitive

Mellifluous

sweetly flowing; musical; pleasant to hear

Provincial

limited in outlook; narrow-minded; unsophisticated

Contrite

admitting feeling guilt

Incessant

unceasing; never stopping

Prevaricate

to deviate from the truth

Imperceptible

difficult to perceive by the senses; barely noticeable