Marple SAT Vocab Set 1

Lexicon

the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
Either that or a dictionary (usually Hebrew or French)

Poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Grovel

to kneel or crawl on the ground to beg for forgiveness

Charleton

A person who falsely claims to have special powers/knowledge

Triage

the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties. (n or v)

Commandeer

to take possession of something

Draconian

extremely harsh and severe

Sycophant

Someone who sucks up. They also grovel

Voracious

(adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

Imbibe

to drink or consume

Dirge

A song that is sung for the dead. Usually at a funeral

Antetical

directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

Antithesis

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

vociferous

loud and noisy; compelling attention

vociferously

in a loud-voiced manner, vehemently, noisily

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

Persona non grata

an unwelcome person

mellifluous

sweet or musical

perfidious

faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

cronyism

the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications.

nepotism

favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices

meritocracy

a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement