SAT Words To Know

Dupe

to deceive or trick someone.

Dolt

a person who is considered to be stupid or foolish.

Buffon

a foolish or inept person.

Oaf

a clumsy or unintelligent person.

Zany

a comically wild or eccentric person, often behaving in an absurd manner.

Copious, Glut, Plethora, Surfeit, Myriad

excessive or abundant in supply or quantity.

Miser

someone who hoards wealth and doesn’t spend much.

Averice

an extreme greed for wealth or material gain, often at the expense of others.

Parsimonious

excessively frugal or stingy.

Covetousness

an intense desire for someone else's possessions, often leading to greed.

Frugal

characterized by the avoidance of waste and the use of resources sparingly.

Lassitude

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

Lackadaisical

carelessly lazy.

Torpor

a state of physical or mental inactivity

Enervated

no energy

Abstemious

doesn’t eat/drink much

Stoic

doesn’t show feelings

Austere

severe/strict appearence

Ascetic

a lot of self-discipline

Erudite

knowledgeable and educated

Clairvoyant

can perceive future events

Omniscient

unlimited knowledge

Oracular

spectacular

Infallible

can’t fail

Penury

extreme poverty

Paucity, Dearth

scarcity

Meager

bad attempt or scarcity

Philanthorpy

charitable

Benevolent

helpful and kind

Altruistic

selfless and caring

Manganimous, Munificent

generous or forgiving

Viltriolic

malicious

Bellicose

aggressive

Cantankerous

cranky

Vehement

vocal and mean

Irascible

easily angered

Blatant, Brazen

open and unashamed

Henonistic

pursuing self-indulgence

Lax

relaxed

Profilgate

spends resources recklessly

Iconoclastic

i’ll do it my way

Eclectic

collection of ideas

Heretical

beliefs that deviate from norms

Sacrilege

disrespecting sacred things

Nihilist

believes life is meaningless, rejects religion

Garrulous, Loquacious, Verbose

talks a lot

Circumlocation

very wordy

Orator

good at public speaking

Dogmatic

expresses opinions strongly

Didactic

intended to teach

Authoritarian

obeys authority

Imperious

assumes power

Pontificate

expresses opinions as if they’re right

Acrimony

bitterness/ill feeling

Enmity

hostile towards someone

Discord

disagreement

Antipathy

hostility

Disdain

dislike

Virtuosos, Savant, Connoisseur, Paragon

the best at their field

Conventional

usual

Orthodox

orderly to tradition

Consecrate

make something sacred formally

Ordain

establish as a minister

Deferential

respectful

Concise, Laconic, Succinct

expressing much in few words

Taciturn

reserved in speech

Terse

not wordy

Subservient

submissive

Timorous, Pusillanimous

timid

Sycophant

suck up

Obsequious

obedient

Gregarious, Extroverted

sociable

Affable

likable

Congeniality

friendly quality

Amity

friendly and enjoys family

Novice, Neophyte, Tyro

new, inexperienced

Apprentice

learning from someone with more experience

Nascent

in the process of being born