SAT Bridge Vocabulary #4

scrumptious

delicious, appetizing

disinfected

clean, hygienic

barren

bleak, desolate

lucrative

profitable, remunerative

compromise

settle a dispute by a mutual concession

withstand

bear, resist, endure

comprise

consists of, be composed of

onset

outset, inception, beginning

demise

death or expiration

onslaught

attack, aggression

augment

to increase, extend, or make greater by adding to it

detract from

to reduce the strength or value

discipline

self-control, self-restraint

trail

following by marks, signs

traverse

travel over, cross, pass over

docile

amenable, tractable

oversight

mistakes, or an unintentional failure to notice or to do something

coin

create, invest

sensible

realistic, reasonable

elaborate

complex, complicated

disrupted

controversial, contentious, dubious

check

halt, stop, contain

charge

(1) rush forward in attack or dash
(2) accuse someone

bogus

counterfeit, fake, false

austere

strict, stern

petty

trivial, unimportant

prosaic

lacking imagination

stake out

(1) to assert or to claim

(2) to watch continuously in secret

simplistic

over simplified, too simple

misconception

misunderstanding, fallacy, or delusion

charade

an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance

phantom

a ghost

poach

illegally hunting or catching

predate

acting as a predator of

facility

(1) effortlessness, ease, talent
(2) equipment provided for a particular purpose

effortlessness

facility, simplicity

aptitude

ability, skills

prudence

cautiousness

adroit

very able and skilled

self-effacing

modest, or not claiming attention for oneself

pontifical

arrogant, pompous

self-conscious

insecure with oneself, shy

diffident

lacking self-confidence

rugged

sturdy, strong, touch

demeanor

behavior, conduct, bearing

deity

god, divinity, immortal

mortal

perishable, corporeal

means

way, method; financial resources

penury

extreme poverty, destitution

woe

agony, anguish, plight

wrath

fury, exasperation

conscience

moral sense of right or wrong

antipathy

a natural dislike, hostility, extreme

antiquated

too old to be fashionable or usefu,

apartheid

racial segregation

apathy

lack of interest, indifference

aplomb

calmness, self-confident, assurance

apostasy

treachery, perfidy, renunciation of religious faith

apparatus

tool, technical equipment

appease

to soothe, pacify

apprehensive

dreading or fearing coming adversity

approbation

approval, acceptance, praise

aptitude

capacity for learning, natural ability

arbitrary

random, impulsive, capricious

arcane

mysterious, secret, obscure

archaic

antiquated, outdated

arduous

difficult, tiresome

aria

a long, accompanied, song for a solo voice

articulate

to speak eloquently, or pronounce clearly and distinctly

artifice

artful trick, deception

ascertain

to make certain, discover

ascetic

monk-like, self-denying, abstinent

attribute

to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author, ascribe

aspire

to seek, to attain, or accomplish

assiduous

dilligent, conscientious, industrious

assimilate

to make or become similar

assuage

to soothe, make less sever, satisfy, ease