New Vocab from Practice SATs

painstakingly

very carefully

remission

cancellation, reduction

unobtrusive

inconspicuous

obviate

to prevent; to make unnecessary

prefiguring

foreshadowing

repine

discontent, fret

circumvent

avoid, find a way around

reprimand

to scold

extort

to obtain by force or threat

implore

beg earnestly or desperately

inexorable

unrelenting; unavoidable

languish

deteriorate, weaken

plaudit

praise

disquietude

a state of uneasiness or anxiety

replete

full; abundant

harangue

a lengthy and aggressive speech

dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

hedonist

pleasure seeker

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

punctilious

Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful

exonerate

to remove blame

elided

omitted

evinced

displayed clearly; revealed

prudent

cautious, wise

scrupulous

meticulous, principled, honest

complacent

self-satisfied, smug

intractable

hard to control or deal with, stubborn

obliquity

deliberately vague to deceive someone

dispelling

make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear, dismiss

recant

to withdraw a statement or belief, retract

repudiate

to reject

opulent

wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

equanimity

calmness, composure, refusal to panic

haphazard

random

surmised

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

conspicious

Easily seen or noticed

listlessly

lacking energy or enthusiasm

auspicious

conducive to success; favorable

acquit

find not guilty

wilfully

deliberately

intersperses

scatter, mix

barring

excluding

conflate

to combine to form a whole

subdued

quiet and rather reflective or depressed

mellow

soft, relaxed

elude

To avoid or escape

conviction

strong belief

self-effacement

modesty, humility

affinity

fondness; liking; similarity

duly

properly

abounds

large amount of

latency

the state of existing but not yet being developed or manifest; concealment.

cursory

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

hubris

excessive pride or self-confidence

custodian

keeper, guardian, conservator

myriad

a countless or extremely great number

purport

to profess, suppose, claim

belie

contradict; disguise

inviolate

free or safe from injury or violation, unharmed

consecrated

holy

chastisement

punishment

conceive

To come up with, imagine

lament

grieve, mourn

crude

rude, rudimentary

dissuade

persuade/discourage

acqueisce

accept something reluctantly but without protest

abate

to lessen

acumen

keen insight, advice

admonish

advise against, warn

antipathy

strong dislike

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

pugnacious

aggressive, quick to argue

bombastic

pompous; using inflated language

boon

blessing

brusque

abrupt, dismissive, offhand

byzantine

complicated, intricate

callous

insensitive

capricious

impulsive, unpredictable

castigate

to criticize or punish severely

censure

blame, condemn

circumspect

adj. prudent, cautious

dearth

a lack, scarcity

deride

to ridicule; to mock

barren

unproductive, unfruitful

eclectic

from diverse sources

edify

instruct, enlighten

eminent

distinguished

equivocal

ambiguous, vague

ambivalent

mixed feelings

extol

praise, glorify

extricate

free from a difficult situation

fatuous

stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

feckless

careless or irresponsible

fervor

intense and passionate feeling

fickle

erratic

flagrant

glaringly bad, offensive

flout

openly disregard

frugal

economical, thrifty

garrulous

excessively talkative

germane

relevant, appropriate