SAT VOCAB

New vocabulary and their definitions

Frivolous

has no useful purpose or importance; trivial, unimportant, unserious

Demarcate

to set, mark, or draw the boundaries or limits of something

Facility

an ability to do or learn something easily; aptitude

Novel

new; original

Rigid

inflexible

Discerning

exhibiting keen insight and good judgement; perceptive

Prevalent

widely accepted or practiced; widespread, commonly occuring

Forerunner

person or thing that came before another paving way for its development; precursor/prototype, predecessor

Proponent

One who argues in favor of; supporter, advocate, champion

Partisan

A strong loyal supporter of a party or person; follower, disciple, adherent

Zealot

a person who’s overwhelmingly passionate & uncompromising about a cause

Fanatic

a person filled with excessive, often obsessive zeal and irrational devotion to a cause, belief or activity

Unprecedented

never having happened before, done or existed in the past

Scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards; honest to a fault; meticulous

Supplant

to replace; to take the place of, supersede

Antipathy

a deep-seated feeling of intense dislike

Dissimulation

pretending or lying

Insidious

something that is subtly and secretly causing harm

Egalitarian

belief that all people are fundamentally equal in worth, rights, and opportunities; non-hierarchical system, equality

Enigma

mysterious or difficult to understand

Pragmatist

someone who believes in practical real-world solutions

Polemicist

a person who publicly engages in aggressive verbal or written attacks on opposing opinions; controversialist

Jubilation

feeling or expression of great joy

scorn

open dislike and disrespect

Docile

quite and easy to control; tame, obedient, compliant, amenable, tractable

Adept

highly skilled, proficient, expert

precocious

Showing abilities, intelligence, or maturity at an unusually early age.

Impede

prevent, block, delay, obstruct

Eclectic

Drawing ideas, styles, or influences from a wide variety of sources/ broad and diverse sources

Glide

move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly

Hybrid

made up of/ derived from different elements

Unconventional

being different from what is usual, traditional, or widely accepted

Contemporary

existing(in regards to time) modern(in terms of taste)

Tenuous

thin, weak, or lacking solid foundation

Distress

a state of severe physical or mental suffering, anxiety, or pain

all but

almost or nearly

for all

despite/ in spite

Inscribing

the act of writing, carving, or engraving words or designs onto a surface