Crackd Vocab SAT

Abject

utterly hopeless, miserable, unfortunate

Abjure

formally DISCLAIM or RENOUNCE a previously held belief

Abrogate

revoke, abolish, terminate something completely

Abstruse

difficult to understand

Accost

approach/speak to someone aggressively

Acumen

ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

- shows awareness thru keen insight

Admonish

to scold gently; to warn

Adverse

opposing direction, something that works against something

Aggrandize

to increase in power, influence, and reputation

Alias

an assumed name, name that is not one's true name

Amenable

agreeable, willing to comply

Aberration

something that differs from the norm

Abnegation

restrain/deny/reject, not allowing oneself to have something

Abscond

run away (often taking something or someone along)

Accede

yield to another's wish or opinion, give in to a request or demand, give consent

Accretion

an increase by natural growth or addition

Adamant

refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind

Adumbrate

describe roughly, give the main points, SUMMARY

Alacrity

liveliness and eagerness

Amorphous

shapeless, formless, vague

Anachronistic

out of date, chronologically misplaces

Anathema

a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

annex

attach to

antediluvian

old, antiquated, of or relating to the period before the biblical flood

antiseptic

thoroughly clean & free of disease, clean, sterile

apathetic

showing little or no emotion/animation

antithesis

exact opposite

apocryphal

being of questionable authenticity, unverifiable story

approbation

official acceptance/agreement

arbitrary

unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness, UNFAIR

arboreal

relating or OR formed by trees

arcane

requiring secret/mysterious knowledge

archetypal

of an original patterns on which other things are modeled

arrogate

to claim or take without right

ascetic

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

aspersion

a damaging or derogatory statement

assiduous

showing great care and persistent effort

atrophy

decrease in size of an organ caused by disease/disuse

bane

something causing misery or death

bashful

self-consciously timid

beguile

to deceive, mislead in a charmful & enchanting manner

bereft

deprived of something

blandishment

flattery intended to persuade

bilk

cheat; defraud

bombastic

pompous in speech and manner

cajole

influence or urge by gently urging, caressing, flattering

callous

emotionally hardened, unfeeling, insensitive

calumny

false accusation of an offense

camaraderie

the quality of trust/familiarity/sociability among friends or ppl

capitulate

surrender under agreed conditions

carouse

to party, celebrate

carp

to complain or find fault in a petty or nagging way

a type of fish also

caucus

meeting of political parties to select a candidate OR promote policies

cavort

to romp or prance around exuberantly

circumlocution

talking in circles, indirect way of expressing things

clamor

uproar, proclaim insistently & noisily

cleave

To cut or split open

cobbler

person who makes/repairs shoes

cogent

powerfully persuasive

cognizant

having knowledge or being aware of

commensurate

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

compunction

remorse, regret (usually for a misdeed)

concomitant

following or accompanying as a consequence

conduit

a pipe, passage, channel thru which water can pass

conflagration

very intense & uncontrolled fire

congruity

the quality of being in agreement, suitable & appropriate

connive

to plot, scheme

consign

give over/transfer for care or safekeeping

constituent

one of the parts that make up the whole thing

construe

to understand or explain

contusion

bruise/injury where skin isn't broken

contrite

feeling or expressing pain/sorrow

contentious

showing an inclination to disagree

contravene

to violate or go against of rules/laws

convivial

fond of partying & having pleasures of good company

corpulence

state of being very fat

covet

wish, long, or craving for

cupidity

extreme greed for material wealth

dearth

lack, scarcity in quantity/number

debacle

sudden & complete disaster

debauch

wild gathering

debunk

expose as false

defunct

no longer in existence or use, inactive

demagogue

leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions

denigrate

attack the good name/reputation of someone

derivative

compound obtained from another compound

despot

cruel & oppressive dictator

diaphanous

lightweight and transparent, transmitting light

didactic

instructive in an excessive manner

dirge

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

disaffected

rebellious, resentful of authority

discomfit

cause to lose one's composure

disparate

different

dispel

cause to separate & go in diff directions

disrepute

state being held in low esteem

divisive

causing conflict, opposition by disgreement/disunity

dogmatic

stubbornly & strongly opinionated

dour

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

duplicity

act of deceiving or acting in bad faith

duress

compulsory force or threat