SAT Vocabulary 1000 Words

bide

v. to remain in a condition or state; to wait

consent

v. to approve; to agree; to yield

volition

n. a conscious choice or decision

nascent

adj. coming into being; being born

amplify

v. to make larger

lurid

adj. causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze

own

v. to admit, esp. taking personal responsibility for one’s own actions or thoughts

collude

v. to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose

tally

v. to count; to add

disarray

n. confusion, disorder

tepid

adj. moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm

conjecture

n. an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

pious

adj. exhibiting reverence and religious observation

abet

v. to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

interloper

n. one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler

subsequent

adj. happening afterward; following in order

surmise

v. to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence

n. such an inference

jot

v. to write briefly and hastily

n. a very small amount

discern

v. to perceive and understand so as to make distinctions

blight

n. a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prosperity

voluble

adj. talkative

divine

adj. related to a god; supremely good or beautiful

premonition

n. a sense of a future event; a warning in advance

proverbial

adj. well-known because widely repeated

grave

adj. serious; dignified; formal

indefatigable

adj. tireless, unceasing

deploy

v. to station or assemble troops or forces in position

codify

v. to organize something (such as laws or rules) into a system

relent

v. to become less severe; to give in

loathe

v. to dislike something greatly

cumbersome

adj. clumsy or difficult to manage

affected

adj. behaving in an artificial way to impress people

skittish

adj. nervous; easily frightened

colloquial

adj. appropriate to spoken, as opposed to written, language; informal

scenario

n.an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction

drastic

adj. extreme; severe

inept

adj. without skill; absurd or foolish

multifarious

adj. having many different parts or forms; numerous and varied

efficacy

n. the power to produce the desired effect

dissonant

adj. harsh and disagreeable in sound

brusque

adj. abrupt and curt of manner

ambiance

n. environment

voluminous

adj. having great size or fullness

vanquish

v. to defeat, esp. totally

pilfer

v. to steal a small amount

disdain

n. a feeling of contempt

reconcile

v. to make friendly again; to settle a dispute; to make seemingly incompatible things fit together or coexist

banish

v. to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree

vacillate

v. to swing back and forth

morose

adj. sour tempered and inclined to be silent

dichotomy

n. a division into two contrasting or non-overlapping parts

assail

v. to attack; to assault

propitious

adj. presenting favorable circumstances

eclectic

adj. composed of materials from various sources

dapper

adj. neatly dressed; trim; stylish

audible

adj. able to be heard

quiescent

adj. inactive, often suggesting a temporary state

extol

v. to praise highly and lavishly

ritual

n. a ceremonial act; a customary procedure

emulate

v. to copy someone; to imitate

discrepancy

n. lack of agreement; difference

manifest

adj. obvious; very clear; evident

chauvinism

n. unreasoning and boastful devotion to one’s country or sex

shade

n. a small variation, a nuance; a small amount

furtive

adj. characterized by secretive behavior

semblance

n. outward form or appearance

euphemism

n. the substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend

lopsided

adj. larger or shaped differently on one side than on another

antiseptic

adj. free from germs; thoroughly clean

n. a substance that inhibits the growth of germs

subjective

adj. based on personal experce or feeling, not on external evidence

pale

v. to decrease in relative importance

facile

adj. with effortless ease; without proper care; superficial

incarcerate

v. to restrict by imprisonment; to keep in prison

resilient

adj. able to recover quickly

passive

adj. unresisting; submissive

dismantle

v. to take apart

integrate

v. to form into a unified whole

mendacious

adj. lying; false, esp. habitually

blasphemy

n. an act that shows contempt for God or religious matters

elude

v. to escape from, as by daring or skill; to escape the understanding of

redoubtable

adj. fearsome; formidable

sweltering

adj. oppressively hot and humid

detest

v. to hate

palatable

adj. pleasant or acceptable to the taste

gala

adj. characterized by festivity

n. a festive occasion, esp. a lavish social event

quarters

n. a place of residence, esp. for military personnel; an assigned station or place, as for officers and crew on a warship

eccentric

adj. unconventional; odd

stigma

n. a sign of disgrace; a mark that lowers a reputation

immerse

v. to cover completely in a liquid; to engage wholly

inception

n. commencement; beginning; origin

quaint

adj. odd, esp. in an old-fashioned way

propound

v. to suggest for consideration; to propose

insinuate

v. to hint

nocturnal

adj. occurring at night

agrarian

adj. related to farming

eerie

adj. causing inexplicable fear or uneasiness

ruthless

adj. having no compassion or pity

ultimatum

n. a final demand or statement of terms

abase

v. to lower in rank or prestige

knack

n. a specific talent for doing something, esp. one that is difficult to teach