EDUMOST SAT Vocabulary (Level 4 – Day 8)

reverie

A state in which you are thinking about pleasant things; daydream.

loathsome

Abhorrent; disgusting.

anachronism

Something out of its proper time.

wily

Sly; deceiving.

ploy

A trick to obtain an advantage.

covet

To desire something belonging to another.

exercise

To use (an ability, power, etc.).

escapade

A prank; adventurous action violating conventional conduct.

surreptitiously

Secretly; stealthily.

discreet

Not likely to be seen or noticed; careful and unobtrusive.

curator

Director of a museum or similar institution.

credible

Believable; plausible.

plausible

Apparently likely; seeming reasonable or believable.

martinet

A strict disciplinarian.

narcissistic

Excessively admiring oneself.

condescending

Showing a superior attitude; patronizing.

provincial

Limited in outlook; unsophisticated.

facet

An aspect; one side of something.

acquiesce

To agree without protesting.

inveigle

To persuade someone to do something in a clever or deceptive way.

retrograde

To go backwards; degenerate.

rote

Repetition; mechanical memorization.

sibling

A brother or sister.

sportive

Playful.

stamina

Strength; staying power.

subside

To settle down; descend; grow quiet.

tenuous

Thin; rare; slim; weak.

topography

The physical features of a region.

underlying

Fundamental; lying below.

underscore

To emphasize.

vendor

A seller.

watershed

A crucial dividing point; turning point.

willful

Intentional; headstrong.

lustrous

Shining; glossy.

mischance

Bad luck; an unfortunate accident.

mottled

Blotched in coloring; spotted.

nemesis

Someone seeking revenge; an archenemy.

omnipotent

All-powerful.

pan

To criticize harshly.

paragon

A model of perfection.

partial

Incomplete; having a liking for something or someone; biased.

pinnacle

The highest point; peak.

problematic

Doubtful; unsettled; questionable; difficult.

proletarian

A member of the working class; blue-collar worker.

promote

To help flourish; advance in rank; publicize.

recipient

A receiver.

reimburse

To repay; compensate someone for expenses.

relic

A surviving remnant; memento.

rigid

Stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending.

rubble

Broken fragments; debris.

rummage

To ransack; search thoroughly.

sanctuary

Refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place.

simile

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

skeptic

A doubter; one who suspends judgment until evidence is examined.

stanza

A division of a poem.

static

Unchanging; lacking development.

statute

A law enacted by the legislature.

succumb

To yield; give in; die.

testy

Irritable; short-tempered.

torso

The trunk of the human body; the trunk of a statue without the head and limbs.

tranquility

Calmness; peace.

unearth

To dig up; discover.

unfathomable

Incomprehensible; impossible to understand.

vent

A small opening; outlet.

whelp

A young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.

worldly

Engrossed in worldly matters; not spiritual.

imperative

Absolutely necessary; critically important.

impostor

Someone who assumes a false identity; a fraud.

incarcerate

To imprison.

inevitable

Unavoidable.

irretrievable

Impossible to recover or regain; irreparable.

itinerary

A plan or schedule of a trip.

loathe

To detest; hate.

lout

A clumsy, awkward person.

magnanimous

Generous; noble; great-hearted.

misconception

A mistaken idea or belief.

muggy

Warm and damp; humid.

novelty

Something new; newness.

omniscient

All-knowing.

parallelism

The state of being parallel; similarity.